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4 Cypress St, Suite 7, Brookline, MA 02445
110 Winn St, Ste 204, Woburn, MA 01801
529 Main St, Suite P218, Charlestown, MA 02129
83 Atlantic Avenue, Third Floor, Boston, MA 02110
2001 Beacon Street, Suite 101, Brookline, MA 02135
PO Box 2917, Worcester, MA 01613
15 Broad St., Suite 801, Boston, MA 02109
306 Main St, 1st Floor, Worcester, MA 01608
200 Clarendon St, Floor 58, Boston, MA 02116
10 South Main Street, Suite 201, Attleboro, MA 02703
1000 Mt Laurel Cir, Shirley, MA 01464
142 Commercial St, #C2, Boston, MA 02109
One International Place, Suite 3900, Boston, MA 02110
2 Oliver St, Suite 701, Boston, MA 02109
10 St. James Avenue, 11th Floor, Boston, MA 02116
340 Union Avenue, Framingham, MA 01702
305 Main Street, Charlestown, MA 02129
800 Boylston St, 32nd Floor, Boston, MA 02199
One International Place, Suite 2000, Boston, MA 02110
60 State Street, 7th FL, Boston, MA 02109
88 Broad St, #402, Boston, MA 02110
100 Powdermill Road, Suite 244, Acton, MA 01720
76 Winn St, Suite 1A, Woburn, MA 01801
1 Pine Hill Drive, Suite 501, Quincy, MA 02169
446 Main Street, Suite 1503, Worcester, MA 01608
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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