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1266 Furnace Brook Parkway, Fourth Floor, Quincy, MA 02169
20 Downer Avenue, Suite 4, Hingham, MA 02043
5 East Street, Franklin, MA 02038
21 Cummings Park, Suite 270, Woburn, MA 01801
1 Sprague Street, Revere, MA 02151
380 Pleasant Street, Brockton, MA 02301
52 Western Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139
154 Thompson Road, PO Box 1210, Webster, MA 01570
20 Park Plaza, Suite 1115, Boston, MA 02116
90 Canal Street, Fourth Floor, Boston, MA 02114
200 Fridberg Parkway, Suite 3003, Westborough, MA 01581-3954
31 Saint James Ave, Suite 830, Boston, MA 02116
One Boston Place, 26th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
267 N. Beacon St., Suite 3, Brighton, MA 02135
401 County Street, New Bedford, MA 02740
40 Court St, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
132 Lincoln Street, Suite 5L, Boston, MA 02111
76 Winn St, Suite 1A, Woburn, MA 01801
131 Dartmouth St, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02116
179 Great Road, Suite 212, Acton, MA 01720
439 South Union Street, Suite 202, Lawrence, MA 01843
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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