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The Wheelhouse at Bradford Mill, 33 Bradford St, Concord, MA 01742
891 Centre St, Suite 200, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
One Financial Center, Suite 3500, Boston, MA 02111
100 Cambridge St, 14th Floor, Boston, MA 02114
25 Mount Vernon Street, Cambridge, MA 02140
One State Street, Suite 1200, Boston, MA 02109
50 Braintree Hill Office Park, Suite 208, Braintree, MA 02184
529 Main St, Schrafft's City Center Powerhouse, Suite P200, Charlestown, MA 02129
107 Union Wharf, Boston, MA 02109
76 Canal Street, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02114
63 Atlantic Avenue, Third Floor, Boston, MA 02110
11 Harvard St, Suite B, Worcester, MA 01609
370 Main St, Suite 900, Worcester, MA 01608
141 Tremont Street, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02111
545 Concord Avenue, 3rd Floor, Cambridge, MA 02138
530 Washington St, Stoughton, MA 02072
38 Green St, Milton, MA 02186
One McKinley Square, Boston, MA 02109
107 Union Wharf, Boston, MA 02109
205 Newbury St, Suite 101, Framingham, MA 01701
401 Andover Street, Suite 201-B, North Andover, MA 01845
1 South Market Bldg., 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02109-6175
One State Street, Suite 500, Boston, MA 02109
77 Franklin Street, Third Floor, Boston, MA 02110
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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