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195 Ashmont St, Suite D, Dorchester, MA 02124
214 Commercial St, Suite 104, Malden, MA 02148
76 Winn St, Suite 1A, Woburn, MA 01801
688 Pleasant Street, Worcester, MA 01602
743 State Road, Plymouth, MA 02360
353 West Center Street, PO Box 517, West Bridgewater, MA 02379
321 Walnut Street, No. 413, Newton, MA 02460
378 Washington St, Suite 2, Westwood, MA 02090
74 Main Street, Marlborough, MA 01752
1309 Beacon St, Suite 300, Brookline, MA 02446
7 Foster St, Suite 3, Quincy, MA 02169
51 Union St, Suite 202, Worcester, MA 01608
738 Main Street, Suite 228, Hingham, MA 02043
1234 Hyde Park Avenue, Suite 102, Hyde Park, MA 02136
81 Washington St, Suite 211, Salem, MA 01970
250 Commercial St, Suite 210, Worcester, MA 01608
154 Thompson Road, PO Box 1210, Webster, MA 01570
20 Downer Avenue, Suite 4, Hingham, MA 02043
380 Pleasant Street, Brockton, MA 02301
1 Sprague Street, Revere, MA 02151
175 Portland St, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02114
One State Street, Suite 1500, Boston, MA 02109
300 Brickstone Square, Suite 201, Andover, MA 01810
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291 Main Street, Box 214, Milford, MA 01757
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