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132 Central Street, Suite 209, Foxboro, MA 02035
100 Powdermill Road, Suite 244, Acton, MA 01720
21 Cocasset Street, Suite 1 & 2, Foxboro, MA 02035
88 Broad St, Suite 101, Boston, MA 02110
36 North Bedford Street, Unit C-20, Second Floor, East Bridgewater, MA 02333
One Marina Park Drive, Suite 1410, Boston, MA 02210
, Boxford, MA 01921
900 Cummings Center, Suite 210U, Beverly, MA 01915
65A Atlantic Ave, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02110
54 Church Street, 2nd Floor, Lowell, MA 01852
18 Broadway, Suite 213, Taunton, MA 02780
537 Broadway, Everett, MA 02149
1191 N. Main Street, Suite 209, Randolph, MA 02368
PO Box 549, Belmont, MA 02478
PO Box 434, Malden, MA 02148
225 Franklin Street, 26th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
110 The Great Road, 2nd Floor, Bedford, MA 01730
101 Arch Street, Suite 1800, Boston, MA 02110
150 Speen Street, Suite 201, Framingham, MA 01701
185 Devonshire St., 10th Floor, Boston, ma 02110
1000 Franklin Village Drive, Suite 207, Franklin, MA 02038
300 Brickstone Square, Suite 201, Andover, MA 01810
353 West Center Street, PO Box 517, West Bridgewater, MA 02379
51 Union St, Suite 202, Worcester, MA 01608
875 Massachusetts Ave, Suite 31, Cambridge, MA 02139
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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