Top North Chelmsford, MA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1256 Park Street, Suite 104, Stoughton, MA 02072
40 Court St, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
88 Broad St, #402, Boston, MA 02110
20 Park Plaza, Suite 1000, Boston, MA 02116
52 Western Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139
240 Elm St, Somerville, MA 02144
21 Cummings Park, Suite 270, Woburn, MA 01801
55 Union St, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02108
119 High St, Boston, MA 02110
265 Franklin St, Suite 1702, Boston, MA 02110
800 Turnpike St., Suite 300, North Andover, MA 01845
10 Post Office Square, 8th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
1 Salem Street, Suite 202, Malden, MA 02148
28 State Street, Suite 2302, Boston, MA 02109
205 Newbury St, Suite 101, Framingham, MA 01701
112 Water St, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02109
125 High Street, Oliver Tower, 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
185 Devonshire Street, Suite 601, Boston, MA 02110
150 Speen Street, Suite 201, Framingham, MA 01701
401 Andover Street, Suite 201-B, North Andover, MA 01845
173 South Main St, Middleton, MA 01949
9 Middlesex St, Lowell, MA 01852
4 Cypress St, Suite 7, Brookline, MA 02445
110 Winn St, Ste 204, Woburn, MA 01801
2001 Beacon Street, Suite 101, Brookline, MA 02135
North Chelmsford 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