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841 Worcester St, Suite E-346, Natick, MA 01760
100 Schooster St, Bldg 1, Suite A, Pembroke, MA 02359
10 St. James Avenue, 11th Floor, Boston, MA 02116
572 Washington Street, Suite 19, Wellesley, MA 02482
142 Commercial St, #C2, Boston, MA 02109
183 Washington St, Norwell, MA 02061
56 Chestnut Hill Ave, Suite 205, Brighton, MA 02135
240 Elm Street, 2nd Floor, Somerville, MA 02144
PO Box 441253, Somerville, MA 02144
33 Arch St, 25th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
173 South Main St, Middleton, MA 01949
100 River Ridge Drive, Suite 203, Norwood, MA 02062
250 1st Ave, Suite 205, Needham Heights, MA 02494
801 C Tremont St., Boston, MA 02118-1054
100 Cambridge Street, 14th Floor, Boston, MA 02114
33 Arch Street, 26th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
60 State Street, 7th FL, Boston, MA 02109
200 Clarendon St, Floor 58, Boston, MA 02116
600 Atlantic Avenue, 12th Floor, Boston, MA 02210
One International Place, Suite 3900, Boston, MA 02110
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800 Boylston St, 32nd Floor, Boston, MA 02199
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Wellesley Drug Possession Information
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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