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Four Longfellow Place, 35th Floor, Boston, MA 02114
50 Redfield Street, Boston, MA 02122
Marina Bay, 308 Victory Road, Quincy, MA 02171
238 Shrewsbury Street, Worcester, MA 01604
6 Beacon St, Suite 1100, Boston, MA 02108
50 Federal Street, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
83 Atlantic Ave, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02110
47 Harvard Street, Suite 200, Worcester, MA 01609
One Marina Park Drive, Suite 1410, Boston, MA 02210
2 Oliver St, Suite 701, Boston, MA 02109
101 Federal Street, Suite 650, Boston, MA 02110
131 Dodge St, Beverly, MA 01915
20 Eastbrook Rd, #304, Dedham, MA 02026
100 Powdermill Road, Suite 244, Acton, MA 01720
1 Financial Center, Suite 1120, Boston, MA 02111
, Boxford, MA 01921
1 Pine Hill Drive, Suite 501, Quincy, MA 02169
20 Park Plaza, Suite 1000, Boston, MA 02116
156 8th St., New Bedford, MA 02740
One McKinley Square, Boston, MA 02109
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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