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250 Summer Street, Boston, MA 02210
101 Federal Street, Suite 1900, Boston, MA 02110
155 Seaport Blvd, Boston, MA 02210
370 Main Street, Suite 200, Worcester, MA 01608
55 Union St, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02108
370 Main Street, Suite 800, Worcester, MA 01608
10 Post Office Square, 8th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
900 Cummings Center, Suite 321-U, Beverly, MA 01915
PO Box 2917, Worcester, MA 01613
371 Moody St, Suite 101, Waltham, MA 02453
1342 Belmon Street, Suite 102, Brockton, MA 02301
255 Park Avenue, Suite 1101A, Worcester, MA 01609
88 Broad St, #402, Boston, MA 02110
200 Clarendon St, Floor 58, Boston, MA 02116
353 West Center Street, PO Box 517, West Bridgewater, MA 02379
10 St. James Avenue, 11th Floor, Boston, MA 02116
2 Granite Ave, Suite 260, Milton, MA 02186
142 Commercial St, #C2, Boston, MA 02109
185 Devonshire Street, Suite 601, Boston, MA 02110
306 Main St, 1st Floor, Worcester, MA 01608
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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