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29 Crafts St, Suite 500, Newton, MA 02458
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1000 Mt Laurel Cir, Shirley, MA 01464
142 Commercial St, #C2, Boston, MA 02109
132 Central Street, Suite 209, Foxboro, MA 02035
81 Washington St, Suite 211, Salem, MA 01970
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306 Main St, 1st Floor, Worcester, MA 01608
891 Centre St, Suite 200, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
100 Powdermill Road, Suite 244, Acton, MA 01720
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240 Commercial St, Suite 5A, Boston, MA 02109
446 Main Street, Suite 1503, Worcester, MA 01608
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76 Canal Street, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02114
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185 Devonshire Street, Suite 302, Boston, MA 02110
200 Clarendon St, 20th Floor, Boston, MA 02116
10 Forbes Rd W, Suite 210, Braintree, MA 02184
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800 Boylston Street, Suite 1005, Boston, MA 02199
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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