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620 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite F, Cambridge, MA 02139
83 Atlantic Ave, Suite 2C, Boston, MA 02110
83 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, MA 02110
One Boston Place, 26th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
7 Palmer St, Suite 302, Roxbury, MA 02119
31 Saint James Ave, Suite 830, Boston, MA 02116
265 Franklin St, 12th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
90 Pleasant Street, Suite 12, Randolph, MA 02368
5 East Street, Franklin, MA 02038
40 Warren Street, Charlestown, MA 02129
321 Walnut Street, No. 413, Newton, MA 02460
1266 Furnace Brook Parkway, Fourth Floor, Quincy, MA 02169
134 Main St., Watertown, MA 02472
371 Moody St, Suite 101, Waltham, MA 02453
1 Webb Street, Danvers, MA 01923
90 Salem Street, Malden, MA 02148
50 Congress St, Suite 314, Boston, MA 02109
10 Tremont St, Suite 602, Boston, MA 02108
PO Box 41, Andover, MA 01810
140 Kendrick St, Building C-West, 2nd Floor, Needham, MA 02494
20 Park Plaza, Suite 1115, Boston, MA 02116
10 Tremont St, Suite 602, Boston, MA 02108
One Boston Place, 26th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
185 Devonshire St, Suite 302, Boston, MA 02110
34 Welby Road, Suite 114D, New Bedford, MA 02745
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