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55 Union Street, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
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572 Washington Street, Suite 19, Wellesley, MA 02482
10 South Main Street, Suite 201, Attleboro, MA 02703
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537 Broadway, Everett, MA 02149
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89 Access Rd., Suite 21, Norwood, MA 02062
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102 Bridge Rd, 2G, Salisbury, MA 01952
305 Main Street, Charlestown, MA 02129
60 State Street, 7th FL, Boston, MA 02109
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44 Washington Street, Suite 150, Wellesley Hills, MA 02481
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600 Atlantic Avenue, 12th Floor, Boston, MA 02210
15 Broad St., Suite 801, Boston, MA 02109
1 Sprague Street, Revere, MA 02151
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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