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446 Main Street, Suite 1503, Worcester, MA 01608
96 Main St, Gloucester, MA 01930
92 State Street, 8th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
141 Tremont Street, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02111
63 Atlantic Avenue, Third Floor, Boston, MA 02110
64 Mount Vernon Rd E, Weymouth, MA 02189
11 Harvard St, Suite B, Worcester, MA 01609
545 Concord Avenue, 3rd Floor, Cambridge, MA 02138
185 Devonshire Street, Suite 302, Boston, MA 02110
59 Pleasant St, Weymouth, MA 02190
10 Forbes Rd W, Suite 210, Braintree, MA 02184
291 Main Street, Box 214, Milford, MA 01757
20 Park Plaza, Suite 1115, Boston, MA 02116
176 Main St, Ste 360, PO Box 465, Southbridge, MA 01550
PO Box 290824, Charlestown, MA 02129
15 Cottage Ave 4th FL, Quincy, MA 02169
One Financial Center, Suite 1100, Boston, MA 02111
446 Main St, Suite 2200, Worcester, MA 01608
One Boston Place, 26th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
306 Main St, PO Box 249, Shrewsbury, MA 01545
100 State Street, Suite 900, Boston, MA 02109
171 Milk Street, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02109
25 Central St, Lowell, MA 01852
40 Court St, 3rd Floor, Plymouth, MA 02360
439 Washington Street, Dedham, MA 02026
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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