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100 Federal Street, 34th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
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500 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02108
800 Boylston St, 32nd Floor, Boston, MA 02199
One International Place, Suite 2000, Boston, MA 02110
250 Commercial St, Suite 210, Worcester, MA 01608
120 Ingell Street, Taunton, MA 02780
430 Franklin Village Dr, #184, Franklin, MA 02038
10 Liberty Square, Boston, MA 02109
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88 Broad St, Suite 101, Boston, MA 02110
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One Marina Park Drive, Suite 1410, Boston, MA 02210
54 Church Street, 2nd Floor, Lowell, MA 01852
36 North Bedford Street, Unit C-20, Second Floor, East Bridgewater, MA 02333
102 Bridge Rd, 2G, Salisbury, MA 01952
89 Access Rd., Suite 21, Norwood, MA 02062
446 Main Street, Suite 1503, Worcester, MA 01608
300 Tradecenter, Suite 7000, Woburn, MA 01801
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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