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572 Washington Street, Suite 19, Wellesley, MA 02482
321 Walnut Street, No. 413, Newton, MA 02460
1234 Hyde Park Avenue, Suite 102, Hyde Park, MA 02136
200 Fridberg Parkway, Suite 3003, Westborough, MA 01581-3954
PO Box 441253, Somerville, MA 02144
124 S. Main Street, Fall River, MA 02721
175 Portland St, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02114
225 Franklin Street, 26th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
Box 219, West Newton, MA 02465
858 Washington St, Suite 103, Dedham, MA 02026
21 Cummings Park, Suite 270, Woburn, MA 01801
52 Western Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139
140 Kendrick St, Building C-West, 2nd Floor, Needham, MA 02494
1256 Park Street, Suite 104, Stoughton, MA 02072
401 County Street, New Bedford, MA 02740
44 School St, Suite 200C, Boston, MA 02108
450 Lexington Street, Suite 101, Auburndale, MA 02466
131 Dartmouth St, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02116
10 Tremont St, Suite 602, Boston, MA 02108
179 Great Road, Suite 212, Acton, MA 01720
5 Lexington St, Suite 3, Charlestown, MA 02129
439 South Union Street, Suite 202, Lawrence, MA 01843
154 Maverick St, Ste 208, Boston, MA 02128
1990 Centre Street, PO Box 57173, Babson Park, MA 02457
15 Fletcher St, Chelmsford, MA 01824
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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