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110 Winn St, Ste 204, Woburn, MA 01801
, Boxford, MA 01921
150 Speen Street, Suite 201, Framingham, MA 01701
630 Boston Road, Billerica, MA 01821
173 South Main St, Middleton, MA 01949
4 Cypress St, Suite 7, Brookline, MA 02445
44 School St, Suite 1000C, Boston, MA 02108
355 Providence Hwy, Westwood, MA 02090
100 Schooster St, Bldg 1, Suite A, Pembroke, MA 02359
450 Lexington Street, Suite 101, Auburndale, MA 02466
20 Park Plaza, Suite 400, Boston, MA 02116
841 Worcester St, Suite E-346, Natick, MA 01760
PO Box 549, Belmont, MA 02478
3 Allied Driv, Suite 108, Dedham, MA 02026
111 Huntington Ave, Suite 520, Boston, MA 02199
PO Box 290824, Charlestown, MA 02129
800 Boylston St., 15th Floor, Boston, MA 02199
95 West Elm Street, Brockton, MA 02301
120 N. Main St, Suite 306, Attleboro, MA 02703
100 State Street, Suite 900, Boston, MA 02109
171 Milk Street, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02109
580 Washington St., Suite 2B, Newton, MA 02458
439 Washington Street, Dedham, MA 02026
25 Central St, Lowell, MA 01852
28 State St, Suite 802, Boston, MA 02109-4075
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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