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1295 River Street, Suite B, Hyde Park, MA 02136
309 Washington St., Brighton, MA 02135
759 Chief Justice Cushing Highway #222, Cohasset, MA 02025
71 Legion Parkway, Suite 25, Brockton, MA 02301
51 Union St, Suite 202, Worcester, MA 01608
446 Main Street, Suite 1503, Worcester, MA 01608
One Marina Park Drive, Suite 1530, Boston, MA 02210
200 Clarendon St, 20th Floor, Boston, MA 02116
800 Boylston Street, Suite 1005, Boston, MA 02199
10 High St, Suite 505, Boston, MA 02110
321 Walnut Street, No. 413, Newton, MA 02460
27 Congress St, Suite 508, Salem, MA 01970
1234 Hyde Park Avenue, Suite 102, Hyde Park, MA 02136
88 Black Falcon Avenue, Suite 345, Boston, MA 02210
One Longfellow Place, Suite 3610, Boston, MA 02114
28 State St, 40th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
One Boston Place, 26th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
370 Main Street, Suite 200, Worcester, MA 01608
250 Summer Street, Boston, MA 02210
One Financial Center, Boston, MA 02111
30 Main Street, Peabody, MA 01960-5552
1666 Massachusetts Ave, Suite P-16, Lexington, MA 02420
155 Seaport Blvd, Boston, MA 02210
370 Main Street, Suite 800, Worcester, MA 01608
Marina Bay, 308 Victory Road, Quincy, MA 02171
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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