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537 Broadway, Everett, MA 02149
PO Box 434, Malden, MA 02148
33 Arch St, 25th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
173 South Main St, Middleton, MA 01949
4 Cypress St, Suite 7, Brookline, MA 02445
2001 Beacon Street, Suite 101, Brookline, MA 02135
83 Atlantic Avenue, Third Floor, Boston, MA 02110
529 Main St, Suite P218, Charlestown, MA 02129
110 Winn St, Ste 204, Woburn, MA 01801
150 Speen Street, Suite 201, Framingham, MA 01701
300 Brickstone Square, Suite 201, Andover, MA 01810
PO Box 254, Walpole, MA 02081
3 Allied Driv, Suite 108, Dedham, MA 02026
One International Place, Suite 3900, Boston, MA 02110
10 South Main Street, Suite 201, Attleboro, MA 02703
89 Access Rd., Suite 21, Norwood, MA 02062
1 Boston Place, Suite 2600, Boston, MA 02108
134 Main St., Watertown, MA 02472
265 Franklin St, 12th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
40 Warren Street, Charlestown, MA 02129
102 Bridge Rd, 2G, Salisbury, MA 01952
1200 Hancock St, Ste 311, Quincy, MA 02169
305 Main Street, Charlestown, MA 02129
44 Washington Street, Suite 150, Wellesley Hills, MA 02481
1266 Furnace Brook Parkway, The Willard Building - Suite 400, Quincy, MA 02169
North Dartmouth 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