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25 Mount Vernon Street, Cambridge, MA 02140
One State Street, Suite 1200, Boston, MA 02109
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134 Main St., Watertown, MA 02472
265 Franklin St, 12th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
40 Warren Street, Charlestown, MA 02129
92 State Street, 9th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
83 Atlantic Ave, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02110
One McKinley Square, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02109
305 Main Street, Charlestown, MA 02129
6 Beacon St, Suite 1100, Boston, MA 02108
101 Federal St, Suite 1900, Boston, MA 02110
1000 Franklin Village Drive, Suite 207, Franklin, MA 02038
One International Place, Suite 3900, Boston, MA 02110
875 Massachusetts Ave, Suite 31, Cambridge, MA 02139
10 St. James Avenue, 11th Floor, Boston, MA 02116
PO Box 254, Walpole, MA 02081
65A Atlantic Ave, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02110
86 E Main St, PO Box 959, Westborough, MA 01581
89 Access Rd., Suite 21, Norwood, MA 02062
1256 Park Street, Suite 104, Stoughton, MA 02072
140 Kendrick St, Building C-West, 2nd Floor, Needham, MA 02494
102 Bridge Rd, 2G, Salisbury, MA 01952
52 Western Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139
21 Cummings Park, Suite 270, Woburn, MA 01801
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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