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92 State Street, 9th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
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100 Powdermill Road, Suite 244, Acton, MA 01720
240 Commercial St, Ste 5A, Boston, MA 02109
1 Pine Hill Drive, Suite 501, Quincy, MA 02169
92 State Street, 8th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
20 Somerset Ave, Winthrop, MA 02152
2 Oliver St, Suite 701, Boston, MA 02109
98 N Washington St, Suite B3, Boston, MA 02114
620 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite F, Cambridge, MA 02139
One Boston Place, 26th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
858 Washington St, Suite 103, Dedham, MA 02026
PO Box 7592, 58 Oliver Street, Fitchburg, MA 01420
4 Elm Street, PO Box 190, North Brookfield, MA 01535
156 8th St., New Bedford, MA 02740
132 Lincoln Street, Suite 5L, Boston, MA 02111
867 Boylston Street, Suite 500, Boston, MA 02116
One Boston Place, 201 Washington St., Suite 2600, Boston, MA 02108
1 Salem Street, Suite 202, Malden, MA 02148
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110 The Great Road, 2nd Floor, Bedford, MA 01730
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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