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580 Washington St., Suite 2B, Newton, MA 02458
25 Central St, Lowell, MA 01852
439 Washington Street, Dedham, MA 02026
100 State Street, Suite 900, Boston, MA 02109
171 Milk Street, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02109
One Marina Park Drive, Suite 1410, Boston, MA 02210
95 West Elm Street, Brockton, MA 02301
50 Congress Street, Suite 615, Boston, MA 02109
55 Union St, Suite 400, Boston, MA 02108
120 N. Main St, Suite 306, Attleboro, MA 02703
90 Main Street, Suite 4, Leominster, MA 01453
225 Cedar Hill St, #200, Marlborough, MA 01752
859 Willard Street, Ste 400, Quincy, MA 02169
1 Salem Street, Suite 202, Malden, MA 02148
99 S Main St, Suite 220, Fall River, MA 02721
The Wheelhouse at Bradford Mill, 33 Bradford St, Concord, MA 01742
655 Summer St., Boston, MA 02210
27 School St, suite 301, Boston, MA 02108
2 Granite Ave, Suite 260, Milton, MA 02186
83 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, MA 02110
1342 Belmont Street, Suite 203, Brockton, MA 02301
107 Union Wharf, Boston, MA 02109
One McKinley Square, Boston, MA 02109
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Shirley Drug Possession Information
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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