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83 Atlantic Ave, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02110
50 Federal Street, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
119 Fisher St, Suite One, Westwood, MA 02090
15 Broad Street, #800, Boston, MA 02109
175 Portland St, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02114
572 Washington Street, Suite 19, Wellesley, MA 02482
1256 Park Street, Suite 104, Stoughton, MA 02072
21 Cummings Park, Suite 270, Woburn, MA 01801
52 Western Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139
401 County Street, New Bedford, MA 02740
101 Arch Street, Suite 1800, Boston, MA 02110
40 Court St, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
1266 Furnace Brook Parkway, The Willard Building - Suite 400, Quincy, MA 02169
76 Winn St, Suite 1A, Woburn, MA 01801
33 Arch Street, 26th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
88 Broad St, #402, Boston, MA 02110
240 Elm St, Somerville, MA 02144
20 Park Plaza, Suite 1000, Boston, MA 02116
200 Clarendon St, Floor 58, Boston, MA 02116
1000 Franklin Village Drive, Suite 207, Franklin, MA 02038
44 Washington Street, Suite 150, Wellesley Hills, MA 02481
353 West Center Street, PO Box 517, West Bridgewater, MA 02379
222 Berkeley St, Suite 2000, Boston, MA 02116
One International Place, Suite 2000, Boston, MA 02110
Rochester Drug Possession Information
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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