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1342 Belmon Street, Suite 102, Brockton, MA 02301
10 High St, Suite 505, Boston, MA 02110
900 Cummings Center, Suite 321-U, Beverly, MA 01915
119 Fisher St, Suite One, Westwood, MA 02090
300 Brickstone Square, Suite 201, Andover, MA 01810
71 Legion Parkway, Suite 25, Brockton, MA 02301
800 Boylston St., 15th Floor, Boston, MA 02199
15 Broad Street, #800, Boston, MA 02109
21 Cocasset Street, Suite 1 & 2, Foxboro, MA 02035
759 Chief Justice Cushing Highway #222, Cohasset, MA 02025
1295 River Street, Suite B, Hyde Park, MA 02136
900 Cummings Center, Suite 210U, Beverly, MA 01915
371 Moody Street, Suite 101, Waltham, MA 02453
132 Central Street, Suite 209, Foxboro, MA 02035
309 Washington St., Brighton, MA 02135
Principe & Strasnick, P.C., 17 Lark Avenue, Saugus, MA 01906
458 Boston St, Suite 5, Topsfield, MA 01983
65A Atlantic Avenue, Boston, MA 02110
639 Granite St., 3rd Fl, PO Box 5813, Boston, MA 02114
20 Park Plaza, Suite 1115, Boston, MA 02116
One Boston Place, 26th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
101 Arch Street, Suite 1800, Boston, MA 02110
738 Main Street, Suite 228, Hingham, MA 02043
743 State Road, Plymouth, MA 02360
74 Main Street, Marlborough, MA 01752
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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