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183 Washington Street, Norwell, MA 02061
300 Tradecenter, Suite 7000, Woburn, MA 01801
50 Federal Street, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
33 Arch St, 25th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
55 Union Street, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
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
Ten Post Office Square, 8th floor, Boston, MA 02109
800 Turnpike Street, Suite 304, North Andover, MA 01845
88 Broad St, Suite 101, Boston, MA 02110
22 Putnam Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139
52 Western Ave, Central Square, Cambridge, MA 02139
2 Washington Street, Leominster, MA 01453
1266 Furnace Brook Parkway, The Willard Building - Suite 400, Quincy, MA 02169
44 Washington Street, Suite 150, Wellesley Hills, MA 02481
20 Eastbrook Rd, #304, Dedham, MA 02026
76 Winn St, Suite 1A, Woburn, MA 01801
655 Summer St., Boston, MA 02210
The Wheelhouse at Bradford Mill, 33 Bradford St, Concord, MA 01742
572 Washington Street, Suite 19, Wellesley, MA 02482
1234 Hyde Park Avenue, Suite 102, Hyde Park, MA 02136
PO Box 441253, Somerville, MA 02144
Four Longfellow Place, 35th Floor, Boston, MA 02114
1 Fanueil Hall Market Place, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02109
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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