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27 Congress St, Suite 508, Salem, MA 01970
33 Arch St, 25th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
PO Box 2917, Worcester, MA 01613
255 Park Avenue, Suite 1101A, Worcester, MA 01609
900 Cummings Center, Suite 321-U, Beverly, MA 01915
1342 Belmon Street, Suite 102, Brockton, MA 02301
200 State Street, 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
29 Crafts St, Suite 500, Newton, MA 02458
265 Franklin St, Suite 1702, Boston, MA 02110
142 Commercial St, #C2, Boston, MA 02109
309 Washington St., Brighton, MA 02135
875 Massachusetts Ave, Suite 31, Cambridge, MA 02139
370 Main Street, Suite 1050, Worcester, MA 01608
50 Redfield Street, Boston, MA 02122
759 Chief Justice Cushing Highway #222, Cohasset, MA 02025
100 Northern Avenue, Boston, MA 02210
371 Moody Street, Suite 101, Waltham, MA 02453
Principe & Strasnick, P.C., 17 Lark Avenue, Saugus, MA 01906
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
Marina Bay, 308 Victory Road, Quincy, MA 02171
60 State Street, Boston, MA 02109
197 Friend Street, Boston, MA 02114
10 South Main Street, Suite 201, Attleboro, MA 02703
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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