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99 S Main St, Suite 220, Fall River, MA 02721
759 Chief Justice Cushing Highway #222, Cohasset, MA 02025
Principe & Strasnick, P.C., 17 Lark Avenue, Saugus, MA 01906
1295 River Street, Suite B, Hyde Park, MA 02136
371 Moody Street, Suite 101, Waltham, MA 02453
458 Boston St, Suite 5, Topsfield, MA 01983
309 Washington St., Brighton, MA 02135
71 Legion Parkway, Suite 25, Brockton, MA 02301
55 Union St, Suite 400, Boston, MA 02108
175 Portland St, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02114
One State Street, Suite 1500, Boston, MA 02109
One Marina Park Drive, Suite 1530, Boston, MA 02210
100 Main St, Carver, MA 02330
1256 Park Street, Suite 104, Stoughton, MA 02072
7 Palmer St, Suite 302, Roxbury, MA 02119
90 Canal St, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02114
132 Lincoln St, Suite 5L, Boston, MA 02111
90 Canal St, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02114
555 Pleasant Street, Brockton, MA 02301
107 Union Wharf, Boston, MA 02109
10 Federal Street, Suite 403, Salem, MA 01970
55 Union Street, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
1342 Belmont Street, Suite 203, Brockton, MA 02301
619 High St, Suite 202, Dedham, MA 02026
200 Clarendon St, 20th Floor, Boston, MA 02116
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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