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630 Boston Road, Billerica, MA 01821
132 Central Street, Suite 209, Foxboro, MA 02035
450 Lexington Street, Suite 101, Auburndale, MA 02466
20 Park Plaza, Suite 400, Boston, MA 02116
44 School St, Suite 1000C, Boston, MA 02108
21 Cocasset Street, Suite 1 & 2, Foxboro, MA 02035
, Boxford, MA 01921
15 Broad St., Suite 801, Boston, MA 02109
875 Massachusetts Ave, Suite 31, Cambridge, MA 02139
900 Cummings Center, Suite 210U, Beverly, MA 01915
28 State St, Suite 802, Boston, MA 02109-4075
101 Arch Street, Suite 1800, Boston, MA 02110
PO Box 549, Belmont, MA 02478
89 Access Rd., Suite 21, Norwood, MA 02062
102 Bridge Rd, 2G, Salisbury, MA 01952
One McKinley Square, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02109
185 Devonshire St., 10th Floor, Boston, ma 02110
688 Pleasant Street, Worcester, MA 01602
200 State Street, 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
29 Crafts St, Suite 500, Newton, MA 02458
150 Speen Street, Suite 201, Framingham, MA 01701
858 Washington Street, Suite 103, Dedham, MA 02026
345 Neponset Street, Canton, MA 02021
1309 Beacon St, Suite 300, Brookline, MA 02446
7 Foster St, Suite 3, Quincy, MA 02169
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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