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88 Broad St, Suite 101, Boston, MA 02110
1 Salem Street, Suite 202, Malden, MA 02148
Ten Post Office Square, 8th floor, Boston, MA 02109
90 Main Street, Suite 4, Leominster, MA 01453
2 Washington Street, Leominster, MA 01453
20 Eastbrook Rd, #304, Dedham, MA 02026
205 Newbury St, Suite 101, Framingham, MA 01701
The Wheelhouse at Bradford Mill, 33 Bradford St, Concord, MA 01742
112 Water St, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02109
55 Union Street, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
9 Middlesex St, Lowell, MA 01852
90 Canal Street, Fourth Floor, Boston, MA 02114
858 Washington St, Suite 103, Dedham, MA 02026
267 N. Beacon St., Suite 3, Brighton, MA 02135
101 Federal St, Suite 1900, Boston, MA 02110
131 Dartmouth St, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02116
179 Great Road, Suite 212, Acton, MA 01720
439 South Union Street, Suite 202, Lawrence, MA 01843
5 Lexington St, Suite 3, Charlestown, MA 02129
154 Maverick St, Ste 208, Boston, MA 02128
1200 East Street, Westwood, MA 02090
15 Fletcher St, Chelmsford, MA 01824
10 Post Office Square, Suite 1330, Boston, MA 02109
1147 Hancock St., # 212, Quincy, MA 02169
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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