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21 Cocasset Street, Suite 1 & 2, Foxboro, MA 02035
1309 Beacon St, Suite 300, Brookline, MA 02446
7 Foster St, Suite 3, Quincy, MA 02169
1000 Franklin Village Drive, Suite 207, Franklin, MA 02038
378 Washington St, Suite 2, Westwood, MA 02090
51 Union St, Suite 202, Worcester, MA 01608
50 Congress Street, Suite 615, Boston, MA 02109
859 Willard Street, Ste 400, Quincy, MA 02169
81 Washington St, Suite 211, Salem, MA 01970
99 S Main St, Suite 220, Fall River, MA 02721
309 Washington St., Brighton, MA 02135
759 Chief Justice Cushing Highway #222, Cohasset, MA 02025
One Financial Center, Suite 3500, Boston, MA 02111
Principe & Strasnick, P.C., 17 Lark Avenue, Saugus, MA 01906
458 Boston St, Suite 5, Topsfield, MA 01983
371 Moody Street, Suite 101, Waltham, MA 02453
71 Legion Parkway, Suite 25, Brockton, MA 02301
1295 River Street, Suite B, Hyde Park, MA 02136
100 Cambridge St, 14th Floor, Boston, MA 02114
175 Portland St, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02114
225 Franklin Street, 26th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
177 Huntington Ave, Suite 2500, Boston, MA 02115
101 Huntington Avenue, Suite 500, Prudential Center, Boston, MA 02199
One Boston Place, 201 Washington St., Suite 2600, Boston, MA 02108
92 State Street, 8th 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