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580 Washington St., Suite 2B, Newton, MA 02458
458 Boston St, Suite 5, Topsfield, MA 01983
95 West Elm Street, Brockton, MA 02301
439 Washington Street, Dedham, MA 02026
171 Milk Street, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02109
120 N. Main St, Suite 306, Attleboro, MA 02703
100 State Street, Floor 9, Boston, MA 02109
25 Central St, Lowell, MA 01852
200 Clarendon St, 20th Floor, Boston, MA 02116
175 Portland St, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02114
86 E Main St, PO Box 959, Westborough, MA 01581
One Marina Park Drive, Suite 1530, Boston, MA 02210
800 Boylston Street, Suite 1005, Boston, MA 02199
225 Franklin Street, 26th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
150 Speen Street, Suite 201, Framingham, MA 01701
27 Congress St, Suite 508, Salem, MA 01970
112 Water St, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02109
401 County Street, New Bedford, MA 02740
One Boston Place, 26th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
353 West Center Street, PO Box 517, West Bridgewater, MA 02379
265 Franklin St, Suite 1702, Boston, MA 02110
20 Park Plaza, Suite 1000, Boston, MA 02116
240 Elm St, Somerville, MA 02144
119 Fisher St, Suite One, Westwood, MA 02090
100 Cambridge St, 14th Floor, Boston, MA 02114
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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