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6 Beacon Street, Suite 815, Boston, MA 02108
205 Newbury St, Suite 101, Framingham, MA 01701
401 Andover Street, Suite 201-B, North Andover, MA 01845
177 Huntington Ave, Suite 2500, Boston, MA 02115
102 Bridge Rd, 2G, Salisbury, MA 01952
89 Access Rd., Suite 21, Norwood, MA 02062
1342 Belmon Street, Suite 102, Brockton, MA 02301
900 Cummings Center, Suite 321-U, Beverly, MA 01915
One Boston Place, 201 Washington St., Suite 2600, Boston, MA 02108
250 1st Ave, Suite 205, Needham Heights, MA 02494
100 River Ridge Drive, Suite 203, Norwood, MA 02062
100 Cambridge Street, 14th Floor, Boston, MA 02114
801 C Tremont St., Boston, MA 02118-1054
150 Speen Street, Suite 201, Framingham, MA 01701
88 Broad St, #402, Boston, MA 02110
353 West Center Street, PO Box 517, West Bridgewater, MA 02379
21 Cocasset Street, Suite 1 & 2, Foxboro, MA 02035
One State Street, Suite 1200, Boston, MA 02109
25 Mount Vernon Street, Cambridge, MA 02140
529 Main St, Schrafft's City Center Powerhouse, Suite P200, Charlestown, MA 02129
120 N Main St, Suite 306, Attleboro, MA 02703
800 Turnpike Street, Suite 304, North Andover, MA 01845
900 Cummings Center, Suite 210U, Beverly, MA 01915
Ten Post Office Square, 8th 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