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88 Broad St, #402, Boston, MA 02110
44 Washington Street, Suite 150, Wellesley Hills, MA 02481
76 Winn St, Suite 1A, Woburn, MA 01801
1266 Furnace Brook Parkway, The Willard Building - Suite 400, Quincy, MA 02169
15 Broad Street, #800, Boston, MA 02109
50 Federal Street, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
200 State Street, 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
29 Crafts St, Suite 500, Newton, MA 02458
27 Mechanic St, Suite 201, Worcester, MA 01608
53 State Street, Suite 500, Boston, MA 02109
119 Fisher St, Suite One, Westwood, MA 02090
1 Market St, Suite 205, Lynn, MA 01901
891 Centre St, Suite 200, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
132 Central Street, Suite 209, Foxboro, MA 02035
185 Devonshire Street, Suite 601, Boston, MA 02110
21 Cocasset Street, Suite 1 & 2, Foxboro, MA 02035
81 Washington St, Suite 211, Salem, MA 01970
1 Sprague Street, Revere, MA 02151
51 Union St, Suite 202, Worcester, MA 01608
371 Moody St, Suite 101, Waltham, MA 02453
132 Lincoln Street, Suite 5L, Boston, MA 02111
20 Downer Avenue, Suite 4, Hingham, MA 02043
380 Pleasant Street, Brockton, MA 02301
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Drug Possession
Drug possession is the illegal possession of a controlled substance. Essentially, to be convicted of a drug possession charge, you knowingly must have a controlled substance in your possession or within your proximity, like storing it in your vehicle. Drug possession can also include having a device used for the consumption of a controlled substance. This is a criminal offense under both Massachusetts state law as well as federal law.
Types of Drug Possession Charges
Sometimes drug possession is referred to as actual possession or “constructive” possession, meaning that an individual knowingly has access to and control of a controlled substance but it is not on the person. Some common ways for constructive possession occur is when a person knowingly stores an illegal controlled substance in their car or at their home. Possessing a smaller quantity of a controlled substance for personal use is commonly known as “simple possession.“
What Is A Controlled Substance?
Federal law as well as state law determines the severity of drug possession charges based on the type of drug and divides them into different “schedules.” Each schedule is based on the potential for dependency and abuse. This sliding scale of schedules starts with Schedule V drugs, having the lowest risk, and increases in severity up to Schedule I, posing the most severe risk.
- Schedule I: Heroin, ecstasy, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), marijuana, peyote
- Schedule II: Methamphetamine, cocaine, morphine, methadone, phencyclidine (PCP), fentanyl
- Schedule III: Anabolic steroids, ketamine, barbiturates, testosterone, Tylenol with codeine
- Schedule IV: Valium, Xanax, Tramadol
- Schedule V: Other unlawfully obtained prescription drugs and cough medicines like Robitussin with codeine