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120 Ingell Street, Taunton, MA 02780
One Boston Place, 201 Washington St., Suite 2600, Boston, MA 02108
25 Central St, Lowell, MA 01852
171 Milk Street, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02109
580 Washington St., Suite 2B, Newton, MA 02458
100 State Street, Suite 900, Boston, MA 02109
439 Washington Street, Dedham, MA 02026
24 Federal St, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
95 West Elm Street, Brockton, MA 02301
120 N. Main St, Suite 306, Attleboro, MA 02703
90 Main Street, Suite 4, Leominster, MA 01453
111 Huntington Ave, Suite 520, Boston, MA 02199
867 Boylston Street, Suite 500, Boston, MA 02116
800 Boylston St., 15th Floor, Boston, MA 02199
20 Park Plaza, Suite 438, Boston, MA 02116-4322
430 Franklin Village Dr, #184, Franklin, MA 02038
800 Turnpike Street, Suite 304, North Andover, MA 01845
529 Main St, Schrafft's City Center Powerhouse, Suite P200, Charlestown, MA 02129
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88 Broad St, Suite 101, Boston, MA 02110
22 Putnam Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139
52 Western Ave, Central Square, Cambridge, MA 02139
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1 Market St, Suite 205, Lynn, MA 01901
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Topsfield Drug Possession Information
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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