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One International Place, 100 Oliver St, 40th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
41 Harrison Street, Taunton, MA 02780
1 Federal St, Boston, MA 02110
131 Dartmouth Street, Suite 501, Boston, MA 02116
200 State St, Suite 1105, Boston, MA 02109
156 Eighth Street, New Bedford, MA 02740
130 Liberty St, Suite 4, Brockton, MA 02301
33 Mount Vernon Street, Fourth Floor, Boston, MA 02108
160 Federal St, Suite 1001, Boston, MA 02110
55 Union St, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
276 Union Avenue, Framingham, MA 01702
100 High Street, Suite 2400, Boston, MA 02110
20 Park Plaza, Suite 1000, Boston, MA 02116
10 George St, Suite 210, Lowell, MA 01852
44 School St, Suite 1000C, Boston, MA 02108
450 Lexington Street, Suite 101, Auburndale, MA 02466
131 Dodge St, Beverly, MA 01915
50 Congress St, Suite 314, Boston, MA 02109
10 Tremont St, Suite 602, Boston, MA 02108
1266 Furnace Brook Parkway, Fourth Floor, Quincy, MA 02169
131 Dartmouth St, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02116
18 Main St Extension, Ste 201B, Plymouth, MA 02360
179 Great Road, Suite 212, Acton, MA 01720
5 Lexington St, Suite 3, Charlestown, MA 02129
1990 Centre Street, PO Box 57173, Babson Park, MA 02457
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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