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655 Summer St., Boston, MA 02210
25 Mount Vernon Street, Cambridge, MA 02140
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One State Street, Suite 1200, Boston, MA 02109
90 Main Street, Suite 4, Leominster, MA 01453
2 Washington Street, Leominster, MA 01453
529 Main St, Schrafft's City Center Powerhouse, Suite P200, Charlestown, MA 02129
800 Turnpike Street, Suite 304, North Andover, MA 01845
50 Congress Street, Suite 615, Boston, MA 02109
Ten Post Office Square, 8th floor, Boston, MA 02109
22 Putnam Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139
88 Broad St, Suite 101, Boston, MA 02110
225 Cedar Hill St, #200, Marlborough, MA 01752
99 S Main St, Suite 220, Fall River, MA 02721
One State Street, Suite 1500, Boston, MA 02109
83 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, MA 02110
900 Cummings Center, Suite 207-V, Beverly, MA 01915
1 South Market Bldg., 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02109-6175
1 Financial Center, Suite 1120, Boston, MA 02111
, Boxford, MA 01921
1 West Boylston Street, Suite LL04, Worcester, MA 01605
276 Union Avenue, Framingham, MA 01702
33 Mount Vernon Street, Fourth Floor, 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