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1295 River Street, Suite B, Hyde Park, MA 02136
71 Legion Parkway, Suite 25, Brockton, MA 02301
458 Boston St, Suite 5, Topsfield, MA 01983
65A Atlantic Avenue, Boston, MA 02110
529 Main Street, #P200, Charlestown, MA 02129
132 Lincoln St, Boston, MA 02111
15 Cottage Ave, 4th Floor, Quincy, MA 02169
189 Cambridge St, Suite 2B, Cambridge, MA 02141
6 Beacon Street, Suite 815, Boston, MA 02108
88 Broad St, Suite 503, Boston, MA 02110
1 Green Island Blvd, Suite 513, Worcester, MA 01610
97 Central Street, Suite 300, Lowell, MA 01852
53 State St, Suite 500, Boston, MA 02109
12 Ericsson Street, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02122
268 Summer Street, LL, Boston, MA 02210
44 School St, 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
47 Harvard Street, Worcester, MA 01609
112 Water St, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02109
34 Welby Road, Suite 114D, New Bedford, MA 02745
32 William Street, New Bedford, MA 02740
One Beacon Street, Suite 25300, Boston, MA 02108
132 Central Street, Suite 209, Foxboro, MA 02035
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900 Cummings Center, Suite 210U, Beverly, MA 01915
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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