Top Whitman, MA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
738 Main Street, Suite 228, Hingham, MA 02043
214 Commercial St, Suite 104, Malden, MA 02148
1101 Worcester Road, Route 9, Framingham, MA 01701
195 Ashmont St, Suite D, Dorchester, MA 02124
74 Main Street, Marlborough, MA 01752
353 West Center Street, PO Box 517, West Bridgewater, MA 02379
81 Washington St, Suite 211, Salem, MA 01970
891 Centre St, Suite 200, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
185 Devonshire Street, Suite 601, Boston, MA 02110
125 High Street, Oliver Tower, 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
10 Liberty Square, Boston, MA 02109
120 Ingell Street, Taunton, MA 02780
66 Brooks Drive, 2nd Floor, Braintree, MA 02184
101 Huntington Avenue, Suite 500, Prudential Center, Boston, MA 02199
630 Boston Road, Billerica, MA 01821
401 Andover Street, Suite 201-B, North Andover, MA 01845
177 Huntington Ave, Suite 2500, Boston, MA 02115
One Boston Place, Suite 2600, Boston, MA 02108
10 Post Office Square, 8th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
111 Huntington Ave, Suite 520, Boston, MA 02199
1 Market St, Suite 205, Lynn, MA 01901
28 State Street, Suite 2302, Boston, MA 02109
55 Union St, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02108
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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