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355 Providence Hwy, Westwood, MA 02090
96 Main St, Gloucester, MA 01930
100 Schooster St, Bldg 1, Suite A, Pembroke, MA 02359
291 Main Street, Box 214, Milford, MA 01757
176 Main St, Ste 360, PO Box 465, Southbridge, MA 01550
40 Court St, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
195 Ashmont St, Suite D, Dorchester, MA 02124
214 Commercial St, Suite 104, Malden, MA 02148
1101 Worcester Road, Route 9, Framingham, MA 01701
185 Devonshire St, Suite 302, Boston, MA 02110
688 Pleasant Street, Worcester, MA 01602
56 Chestnut Hill Ave, Suite 205, Brighton, MA 02135
183 Washington St, Norwell, MA 02061
240 Elm Street, 2nd Floor, Somerville, MA 02144
2 Neptune Road, No. 422, Boston, MA 02128
6 Harris St, Newburyport, MA 01950
88 Broad Street, Suite 101, Boston, MA 02110
11 Harvard St, Worcester, MA 01609
1281 Washington Street, Weymouth, MA 02189
1191 N. Main Street, Suite 209, Randolph, MA 02368
537 Broadway, Everett, MA 02149
250 Commercial St, Suite 210, Worcester, MA 01608
PO Box 434, Malden, MA 02148
33 Arch St, 25th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
173 South Main St, Middleton, MA 01949
Newton Center Drug Possession Information
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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