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173 South Main St, Middleton, MA 01949
119 Fisher St, Suite One, Westwood, MA 02090
227 Chelmsford Street, Chelmsford, MA 01824
15 Broad Street, #800, Boston, MA 02109
600 Atlantic Avenue, 12th Floor, Boston, MA 02210
PO Box 254, Walpole, MA 02081
1 Boston Place, Suite 2600, Boston, MA 02108
One International Place, Suite 3900, Boston, MA 02110
470 Atlantic Ave, Suite 600, Boston, MA 02210
88 Broad St, Suite 101, Boston, MA 02110
639 Granite St., 3rd Fl, PO Box 5813, Boston, MA 02114
One Marina Park Drive, Suite 1530, Boston, MA 02210
1200 Hancock St, Ste 311, Quincy, MA 02169
76 Winn St, Suite 1A, Woburn, MA 01801
33 Arch St, 25th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
One Boston Place, Suite 2600, Boston, MA 02108
200 Clarendon St, 20th Floor, Boston, MA 02116
800 Boylston Street, Suite 1005, Boston, MA 02199
321 Walnut Street, No. 413, Newton, MA 02460
1266 Furnace Brook Parkway, The Willard Building - Suite 400, Quincy, MA 02169
44 Washington Street, Suite 150, Wellesley Hills, MA 02481
33 Arch Street, 26th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
572 Washington Street, Suite 19, Wellesley, MA 02482
One McKinley Square, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02109
200 Clarendon St, Floor 58, Boston, MA 02116
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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