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110 The Great Road, 2nd Floor, Bedford, MA 01730
10 High St, 11th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
1 Market St, Suite 205, Lynn, MA 01901
One Marina Park Drive, Suite 1410, Boston, MA 02210
One School Street, Beverly, MA 01915
450B Paradise Road, PMB 166, Swampscott, MA 01907
101 Federal Street, Suite 650, Boston, MA 02110
131 Dodge St, Beverly, MA 01915
185 Devonshire St., 10th Floor, Boston, ma 02110
1 Financial Center, Suite 1120, Boston, MA 02111
156 8th St., New Bedford, MA 02740
1 Pine Hill Drive, Suite 501, Quincy, MA 02169
655 Summer St., Boston, MA 02210
The Wheelhouse at Bradford Mill, 33 Bradford St, Concord, MA 01742
25 Mount Vernon Street, Cambridge, MA 02140
One State Street, Suite 1200, Boston, MA 02109
529 Main St, Schrafft's City Center Powerhouse, Suite P200, Charlestown, MA 02129
2 Oliver St, Suite 701, Boston, MA 02109
83 Atlantic Ave, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02110
448 County St, New Bedford, MA 02740
38 Green St, Milton, MA 02186
83 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, MA 02110
One McKinley Square, Boston, MA 02109
107 Union Wharf, Boston, MA 02109
One Marina Park Drive, Suite 1530, Boston, MA 02210
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