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96 Main St, Gloucester, MA 01930
59 Pleasant St, Weymouth, MA 02190
92 State Street, 8th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
10 Forbes Rd W, Suite 210, Braintree, MA 02184
176 Main St, Ste 360, PO Box 465, Southbridge, MA 01550
1266 Furnace Brook Parkway, The Willard Building - Suite 400, Quincy, MA 02169
44 Washington Street, Suite 150, Wellesley Hills, MA 02481
76 Winn St, Suite 1A, Woburn, MA 01801
306 Main St, PO Box 249, Shrewsbury, MA 01545
185 Devonshire St, Suite 302, Boston, MA 02110
40 Court St, 3rd Floor, Plymouth, MA 02360
PO Box 434, Malden, MA 02148
55 Union St, Suite 400, Boston, MA 02108
One State Street, Suite 1500, Boston, MA 02109
250 Commercial St, Suite 210, Worcester, MA 01608
380 Pleasant Street, Brockton, MA 02301
1191 N. Main Street, Suite 209, Randolph, MA 02368
154 Thompson Road, PO Box 1210, Webster, MA 01570
537 Broadway, Everett, MA 02149
20 Downer Avenue, Suite 4, Hingham, MA 02043
300 Brickstone Square, Suite 201, Andover, MA 01810
1 Sprague Street, Revere, MA 02151
173 South Main St, Middleton, MA 01949
53 State Street, Suite 500, Boston, MA 02109
340 Union Avenue, Framingham, MA 01702
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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