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90 Canal St, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02114
401 County Street, New Bedford, MA 02740
10 Federal Street, Suite 403, Salem, MA 01970
15 Cottage Ave 4th FL, Quincy, MA 02169
One Boston Place, 26th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
345 Neponset Street, Canton, MA 02021
65 Harrison Avenue, Suite 208, Boston, MA 02111
240 Commercial St, Suite 5A, Boston, MA 02109
101 Arch Street, Suite 1800, Boston, MA 02110
858 Washington Street, Suite 103, Dedham, MA 02026
15 Broad Street, #800, Boston, MA 02109
265 Franklin St, Suite 1702, Boston, MA 02110
55 Union St, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02108
28 State St, 40th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
88 Black Falcon Avenue, Suite 345, Boston, MA 02210
10 North Main Street, Fall River, MA 02720
One Longfellow Place, Suite 3610, Boston, MA 02114
155 Seaport Blvd, Boston, MA 02210
One Beacon Street, Suite 25300, Boston, MA 02108
1666 Massachusetts Ave, Suite P-16, Lexington, MA 02420
Old City Hall, 3rd Floor, 45 School Street, Boston, MA 02108
353 West Center Street, PO Box 517, West Bridgewater, MA 02379
Marina Bay, 308 Victory Road, Quincy, MA 02171
30 Main Street, Peabody, MA 01960-5552
197 Friend Street, Boston, MA 02114
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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