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55 Union St, Suite 400, Boston, MA 02108
One State Street, Suite 1500, Boston, MA 02109
53 State Street, Suite 500, Boston, MA 02109
90 Canal Street, Fourth Floor, Boston, MA 02114
1256 Park Street, Suite 104, Stoughton, MA 02072
101 Huntington Avenue, Suite 500, Prudential Center, Boston, MA 02199
90 Salem Street, Malden, MA 02148
5 East Street, Franklin, MA 02038
1266 Furnace Brook Parkway, Fourth Floor, Quincy, MA 02169
90 Pleasant Street, Suite 12, Randolph, MA 02368
PO Box 41, Andover, MA 01810
1 Webb Street, Danvers, MA 01923
50 Congress St, Suite 314, Boston, MA 02109
10 Tremont St, Suite 602, Boston, MA 02108
52 Western Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139
21 Cummings Park, Suite 270, Woburn, MA 01801
20 Park Plaza, Suite 1115, Boston, MA 02116
31 Saint James Ave, Suite 830, Boston, MA 02116
1990 Centre Street, PO Box 57173, Babson Park, MA 02457
154 Maverick St, Ste 208, Boston, MA 02128
15 Fletcher St, Chelmsford, MA 01824
355 Providence Hwy, Westwood, MA 02090
18 Main St Extension, Ste 201B, Plymouth, MA 02360
267 N. Beacon St., Suite 3, Brighton, MA 02135
841 Worcester St, Suite E-346, Natick, MA 01760
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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