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One International Place, Suite 3900, Boston, MA 02110
1990 Centre Street, PO Box 57173, Babson Park, MA 02457
154 Maverick St, Ste 208, Boston, MA 02128
1200 East Street, Westwood, MA 02090
15 Fletcher St, Chelmsford, MA 01824
1147 Hancock St., # 212, Quincy, MA 02169
2125 Washington St, Holliston, MA 01746
18 Main St Extension, Ste 201B, Plymouth, MA 02360
10 Post Office Square, Suite 1330, Boston, MA 02109
529 Main Street, #P200, Charlestown, MA 02129
83 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, MA 02110
620 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite F, Cambridge, MA 02139
900 Cummings Center, Suite 207-V, Beverly, MA 01915
1 South Market Bldg., 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02109-6175
2 Neptune Road, No. 422, Boston, MA 02128
98 N Washington St, Suite B3, Boston, MA 02114
One Boston Place, 26th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
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88 Broad Street, Suite 101, Boston, MA 02110
33 Mount Vernon Street, Fourth Floor, Boston, MA 02108
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689 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02139
41 Harrison Street, Taunton, MA 02780
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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