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95 West Elm Street, Brockton, MA 02301
1309 Beacon St, Suite 300, Brookline, MA 02446
378 Washington St, Suite 2, Westwood, MA 02090
100 State Street, Floor 9, Boston, MA 02109
1 Boston Place, Suite 2600, Boston, MA 02108
25 Central St, Lowell, MA 01852
120 N. Main St, Suite 306, Attleboro, MA 02703
51 Union St, Suite 202, Worcester, MA 01608
859 Willard Street, Ste 400, Quincy, MA 02169
50 Congress Street, Suite 615, Boston, MA 02109
55 Union St, Suite 400, Boston, MA 02108
99 S Main St, Suite 220, Fall River, MA 02721
81 Washington St, Suite 211, Salem, MA 01970
One State Street, Suite 1500, Boston, MA 02109
200 Clarendon St, 20th Floor, Boston, MA 02116
One Marina Park Drive, Suite 1530, Boston, MA 02210
31 Saint James Ave, Suite 830, Boston, MA 02116
101 Huntington Avenue, Suite 500, Prudential Center, Boston, MA 02199
90 Pleasant Street, Suite 12, Randolph, MA 02368
5 East Street, Franklin, MA 02038
1266 Furnace Brook Parkway, Fourth Floor, Quincy, MA 02169
90 Salem Street, Malden, MA 02148
1 Webb Street, Danvers, MA 01923
50 Congress St, Suite 314, Boston, MA 02109
10 Tremont St, Suite 602, Boston, MA 02108
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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