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71 Legion Parkway, Suite 25, Brockton, MA 02301
Principe & Strasnick, P.C., 17 Lark Avenue, Saugus, MA 01906
25 Central St, Lowell, MA 01852
95 West Elm Street, Brockton, MA 02301
458 Boston St, Suite 5, Topsfield, MA 01983
175 Portland St, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02114
55 Union St, Suite 400, Boston, MA 02108
1000 Franklin Village Drive, Suite 207, Franklin, MA 02038
10 St. James Avenue, 11th Floor, Boston, MA 02116
572 Washington Street, Suite 19, Wellesley, MA 02482
20 Park Plaza, Suite 1115, Boston, MA 02116
31 Saint James Ave, Suite 830, Boston, MA 02116
101 Federal Street, Suite 1900, Boston, MA 02110
1256 Park Street, Suite 104, Stoughton, MA 02072
One Boston Place, 26th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
40 Court St, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
88 Broad St, #402, Boston, MA 02110
240 Elm St, Somerville, MA 02144
52 Western Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139
265 Franklin St, Suite 1702, Boston, MA 02110
20 Park Plaza, Suite 1000, Boston, MA 02116
21 Cummings Park, Suite 270, Woburn, MA 01801
401 County Street, New Bedford, MA 02740
10 Post Office Square, 8th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
867 Boylston Street, Suite 500, Boston, MA 02116
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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