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309 Washington St., Brighton, MA 02135
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53 State Street, Suite 500, Boston, MA 02109
132 Central Street, Suite 209, Foxboro, MA 02035
125 High Street, Oliver Tower, 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
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639 Granite St., 3rd Fl, PO Box 5813, Boston, MA 02114
88 Broad St, Suite 503, Boston, MA 02110
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101 Federal Street, Suite 1900, Boston, MA 02110
100 State Street, 9th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
340 Union Avenue, Framingham, MA 01702
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20 Park Plaza, Suite 1115, Boston, MA 02116
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44 Washington Street, Suite 150, Wellesley Hills, MA 02481
378 Washington St, Suite 2, Westwood, MA 02090
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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