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125 High Street, Oliver Tower, 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
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150 Speen Street, Suite 201, Framingham, MA 01701
173 South Main St, Middleton, MA 01949
132 Lincoln Street, Suite 5L, Boston, MA 02111
One Boston Place, 201 Washington St., Suite 2600, Boston, MA 02108
6 Beacon St, Suite 1100, Boston, MA 02108
4 Cypress St, Suite 7, Brookline, MA 02445
355 Providence Hwy, Westwood, MA 02090
56 Chestnut Hill Ave, Suite 205, Brighton, MA 02135
240 Elm Street, 2nd Floor, Somerville, MA 02144
841 Worcester St, Suite E-346, Natick, MA 01760
183 Washington St, Norwell, MA 02061
100 Schooster St, Bldg 1, Suite A, Pembroke, MA 02359
800 Boylston St., 15th Floor, Boston, MA 02199
300 Tradecenter, Suite 7000, Woburn, MA 01801
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430 Franklin Village Dr, #184, Franklin, MA 02038
33 Arch St, 25th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
The Wheelhouse at Bradford Mill, 33 Bradford St, Concord, MA 01742
55 Union Street, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
655 Summer St., Boston, MA 02210
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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