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110 Winn St, Ste 204, Woburn, MA 01801
900 Cummings Center, Suite 321-U, Beverly, MA 01915
PO Box 2917, Worcester, MA 01613
200 Fridberg Parkway, Suite 3003, Westborough, MA 01581-3954
One Financial Center, Suite 3500, Boston, MA 02111
100 Cambridge St, 14th Floor, Boston, MA 02114
142 Commercial St, #C2, Boston, MA 02109
306 Main St, 1st Floor, Worcester, MA 01608
52 Western Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139
21 Cummings Park, Suite 270, Woburn, MA 01801
1256 Park Street, Suite 104, Stoughton, MA 02072
9 Middlesex St, Lowell, MA 01852
1000 Mt Laurel Cir, Shirley, MA 01464
100 State Street, 9th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
140 Kendrick St, Building C-West, 2nd Floor, Needham, MA 02494
340 Union Avenue, Framingham, MA 01702
24 Federal St, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
100 Powdermill Road, Suite 244, Acton, MA 01720
156 8th St., New Bedford, MA 02740
1 Pine Hill Drive, Suite 501, Quincy, MA 02169
2 Oliver St, Suite 701, Boston, MA 02109
27 Mechanic St, Suite 201, Worcester, MA 01608
1200 Hancock St, Ste 311, Quincy, MA 02169
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88 Broad St, #402, 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