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101 Federal Street, Suite 650, Boston, MA 02110
250 Commercial St, Suite 210, Worcester, MA 01608
121 Sandwich St, Plymouth, MA 02360
PO Box 434, Malden, MA 02148
15 Broad Street, #800, Boston, MA 02109
173 South Main St, Middleton, MA 01949
66 Brooks Drive, 2nd Floor, Braintree, MA 02184
83 Atlantic Ave, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02110
119 Fisher St, Suite One, Westwood, MA 02090
300 Brickstone Square, Suite 201, Andover, MA 01810
PO Box 254, Walpole, MA 02081
21 Cocasset Street, Suite 1 & 2, Foxboro, MA 02035
639 Granite St., 3rd Fl, PO Box 5813, Boston, MA 02114
600 Atlantic Avenue, 12th Floor, Boston, MA 02210
900 Cummings Center, Suite 210U, Beverly, MA 01915
89 Access Rd., Suite 21, Norwood, MA 02062
3 Allied Driv, Suite 108, Dedham, MA 02026
102 Bridge Rd, 2G, Salisbury, MA 01952
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101 Arch Street, Suite 1800, Boston, MA 02110
92 State Street, 9th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
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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