Top North Chelmsford, MA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1191 N. Main Street, Suite 209, Randolph, MA 02368
1 Market St, Suite 205, Lynn, MA 01901
121 Sandwich St, Plymouth, MA 02360
6 Beacon St, Suite 1100, Boston, MA 02108
83 Atlantic Ave, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02110
One McKinley Square, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02109
50 Federal Street, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
630 Boston Road, Billerica, MA 01821
470 Atlantic Ave, Suite 600, Boston, MA 02210
1000 Franklin Village Drive, Suite 207, Franklin, MA 02038
119 Fisher St, Suite One, Westwood, MA 02090
1 Financial Center, Suite 1120, Boston, MA 02111
15 Broad Street, #800, Boston, MA 02109
21 Cocasset Street, Suite 1 & 2, Foxboro, MA 02035
, Boxford, MA 01921
900 Cummings Center, Suite 210U, Beverly, MA 01915
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800 Boylston Street, Suite 1005, Boston, MA 02199
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200 Clarendon St, 20th Floor, Boston, MA 02116
458 Boston St, Suite 5, Topsfield, MA 01983
309 Washington St., Brighton, MA 02135
759 Chief Justice Cushing Highway #222, Cohasset, MA 02025
102 Bridge Rd, 2G, Salisbury, MA 01952
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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