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The Wheelhouse at Bradford Mill, 33 Bradford St, Concord, MA 01742
25 Mount Vernon Street, Cambridge, MA 02140
One State Street, Suite 1200, Boston, MA 02109
529 Main St, Schrafft's City Center Powerhouse, Suite P200, Charlestown, MA 02129
20 Eastbrook Rd, #304, Dedham, MA 02026
572 Washington Street, Suite 19, Wellesley, MA 02482
40 Court St, 3rd Floor, Plymouth, MA 02360
175 Portland St, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02114
101 Federal St, Suite 1900, Boston, MA 02110
PO Box 549, Belmont, MA 02478
1191 N. Main Street, Suite 209, Randolph, MA 02368
537 Broadway, Everett, MA 02149
PO Box 434, Malden, MA 02148
180 Williams Avenue, Milton, MA 02186
27 Congress St, Suite 508, Salem, MA 01970
221 Lewis Wharf, Boston, MA 02110
65A Atlantic Ave, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02110
19 Cedar St, Worcester, MA 01609
150 Speen Street, Suite 201, Framingham, MA 01701
225 Franklin Street, 26th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
One McKinley Square, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02109
265 Franklin St, Suite 1702, Boston, MA 02110
401 County Street, New Bedford, MA 02740
1000 Franklin Village Drive, Suite 207, Franklin, MA 02038
306 Main St, 1st Floor, Worcester, MA 01608
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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