Top Winchendon, MA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1147 Hancock St., # 212, Quincy, MA 02169
1900 West Park Drive, Suite 280, Westborough, MA 01581
306 Main St, PO Box 249, Shrewsbury, MA 01545
18 Main St Extension, Ste 201B, Plymouth, MA 02360
267 N. Beacon St., Suite 3, Brighton, MA 02135
355 Providence Hwy, Westwood, MA 02090
841 Worcester St, Suite E-346, Natick, MA 01760
100 Schooster St, Bldg 1, Suite A, Pembroke, MA 02359
One International Place, Suite 3900, Boston, MA 02110
179 Great Road, Suite 212, Acton, MA 01720
40 Court St, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
132 Lincoln Street, Suite 5L, Boston, MA 02111
40 Court St, 3rd Floor, Plymouth, MA 02360
131 Dartmouth St, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02116
185 Devonshire St, Suite 302, Boston, MA 02110
20 Park Plaza, Suite 1000, Boston, MA 02116
240 Elm St, Somerville, MA 02144
200 Clarendon St, 20th Floor, Boston, MA 02116
11 Harvard St, Worcester, MA 01609
2 Neptune Road, No. 422, Boston, MA 02128
6 Harris St, Newburyport, MA 01950
88 Broad Street, Suite 101, Boston, MA 02110
119 High St, Boston, MA 02110
One Marina Park Drive, Suite 1530, Boston, MA 02210
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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