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41 Harrison Street, Taunton, MA 02780
1 West Boylston Street, Suite LL04, Worcester, MA 01605
10 George St, Suite 210, Lowell, MA 01852
20 Park Plaza, Suite 1000, Boston, MA 02116
One State Street, Suite 1500, Boston, MA 02109
130 Liberty St, Suite 4, Brockton, MA 02301
88 Broad St, Suite 101, Boston, MA 02110
125 High Street, Oliver Tower, 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
101 Huntington Avenue, Suite 500, Prudential Center, Boston, MA 02199
90 Pleasant Street, Suite 12, Randolph, MA 02368
1 Webb Street, Danvers, MA 01923
90 Salem Street, Malden, MA 02148
2 Granite Ave, Suite 260, Milton, MA 02186
50 Congress St, Suite 314, Boston, MA 02109
5 East Street, Franklin, MA 02038
10 Tremont St, Suite 602, Boston, MA 02108
150 Speen Street, Suite 201, Framingham, MA 01701
PO Box 41, Andover, MA 01810
1266 Furnace Brook Parkway, Fourth Floor, Quincy, MA 02169
107 Union Wharf, Boston, MA 02109
50 Braintree Hill Office Park, Suite 208, Braintree, MA 02184
173 South Main St, Middleton, MA 01949
446 Main Street, Suite 1503, Worcester, MA 01608
545 Concord Avenue, 3rd Floor, Cambridge, MA 02138
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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