Top Artondale, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
520 Pike St, Suite 1001, Seattle, WA 98101-2605
710 2nd Avenue, Suite 700, Seattle, WA 98104-1724
1111 Third Avenue, Suite 1800, Seattle, WA 98101-4049
2122 112th Ave NE, Suite A-200, Bellevue, WA 98004
1126 34th Ave, Suite 309, Seattle, WA 98122
655 West Smith Street, Suite 210, Kent, WA 98032
6703 South 234th Street, Suite 300, Kent, WA 98032-2903
1420 5th Ave, Suite 2200, Seattle, WA 98101
451 SW 10th St, Suite 215, Renton, WA 98057
1333 Stewart St, Seattle, WA 98109
14205 SE 36th Street, Suite 100, Bellevue, WA 98006
1008 South Yakima Avenue, Suite 302, Tacoma, WA 98405
600 University St, Suite 310, Seattle, WA 98101
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 2530, Seattle, WA 98104
119 First Avenue South, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98104
11300 Roosevelt Way NE, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98125
16300 Mill Creek Blvd, Suite 208, Mill Creek, WA 98012
1111 3rd Avenue, Suite 2220, Seattle, WA 98101-3213
2000 112th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA 98004-2913
705 South 9th Street, Suite 205, Tacoma, WA 98405
1001 4th Avenue, Suite 3200, Seattle, WA 98154
4409 California Street, Suite 100, Seattle, WA 98116
705 2nd Ave, Suite 405, Seattle, WA 98104
1425 Broadway, #412, Seattle, WA 98122-3854
4115 South Meridian, Suite B, PO Box 731063, Puyallup, WA 98373
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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 Washington 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