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One Boston Place, Suite 2600, Boston, MA 02108
321 Walnut Street, No. 413, Newton, MA 02460
1234 Hyde Park Avenue, Suite 102, Hyde Park, MA 02136
88 Broad St, Suite 101, Boston, MA 02110
PO Box 441253, Somerville, MA 02144
630 Boston Road, Billerica, MA 01821
132 Central Street, Suite 209, Foxboro, MA 02035
One International Place, Suite 3900, Boston, MA 02110
20 Park Plaza, Suite 400, Boston, MA 02116
470 Atlantic Ave, Suite 600, Boston, MA 02210
21 Cocasset Street, Suite 1 & 2, Foxboro, MA 02035
450 Lexington Street, Suite 101, Auburndale, MA 02466
44 School St, Suite 1000C, Boston, MA 02108
18 Broadway, Suite 213, Taunton, MA 02780
900 Cummings Center, Suite 210U, Beverly, MA 01915
28 State St, Suite 802, Boston, MA 02109-4075
200 Clarendon St, 20th Floor, Boston, MA 02116
110 The Great Road, 2nd Floor, Bedford, MA 01730
One Marina Park Drive, Suite 1530, Boston, MA 02210
32 William Street, New Bedford, MA 02740
PO Box 549, Belmont, MA 02478
6 Beacon Street, Suite 815, Boston, MA 02108
88 Broad St, Suite 503, Boston, MA 02110
15 Cottage Ave, 4th Floor, Quincy, MA 02169
189 Cambridge St, Suite 2B, Cambridge, MA 02141
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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