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92 High Street, DH9, Medford, MA 02155
55 Union St, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
225 W Squantum St, Suite 100, Quincy, MA 02171
119 High St, Boston, MA 02110
55 Union St, Fourth Floor, Boston, MA 02108
200 State St, Suite 1105, Boston, MA 02109
131 Dartmouth Street, Suite 501, Boston, MA 02116
1 Federal St, Boston, MA 02110
160 Federal St, Suite 1001, Boston, MA 02110
450 Lexington Street, Suite 101, Auburndale, MA 02466
44 School St, Suite 1000C, Boston, MA 02108
20 Park Plaza, Suite 400, Boston, MA 02116
110 Winn St, Ste 204, Woburn, MA 01801
83 Atlantic Avenue, Third Floor, Boston, MA 02110
529 Main St, Suite P218, Charlestown, MA 02129
2001 Beacon Street, Suite 101, Brookline, MA 02135
309 Washington St., Brighton, MA 02135
Principe & Strasnick, P.C., 17 Lark Avenue, Saugus, MA 01906
458 Boston St, Suite 5, Topsfield, MA 01983
150 Speen Street, Suite 201, Framingham, MA 01701
875 Massachusetts Ave, Suite 31, Cambridge, MA 02139
371 Moody Street, Suite 101, Waltham, MA 02453
173 South Main St, Middleton, MA 01949
1295 River Street, Suite B, Hyde Park, MA 02136
759 Chief Justice Cushing Highway #222, Cohasset, MA 02025
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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