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370 Main Street, Suite 200, Worcester, MA 01608
340 Union Avenue, Framingham, MA 01702
267 N. Beacon St., Suite 3, Brighton, MA 02135
53 State St, 8th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
260 Franklin Street, Suite 1600, Boston, MA 02110
50 Redfield Street, Boston, MA 02122
131 Dodge St, Beverly, MA 01915
Marina Bay, 308 Victory Road, Quincy, MA 02171
600 Atlantic Avenue, 12th Floor, Boston, MA 02210
238 Shrewsbury Street, Worcester, MA 01604
439 South Union Street, Suite 202, Lawrence, MA 01843
131 Dartmouth St, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02116
179 Great Road, Suite 212, Acton, MA 01720
5 Lexington St, Suite 3, Charlestown, MA 02129
15 Fletcher St, Chelmsford, MA 01824
154 Maverick St, Ste 208, Boston, MA 02128
1990 Centre Street, PO Box 57173, Babson Park, MA 02457
1147 Hancock St., # 212, Quincy, MA 02169
1200 East Street, Westwood, MA 02090
18 Main St Extension, Ste 201B, Plymouth, MA 02360
2125 Washington St, Holliston, MA 01746
10 Post Office Square, Suite 1330, Boston, MA 02109
10 Tremont St, Suite 602, Boston, MA 02108
529 Main Street, #P200, Charlestown, MA 02129
371 Moody St, Suite 101, Waltham, MA 02453
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