Top Bellevue, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
400 University St, 3rd Floor, Seattle, WA 98101
506 2nd Ave, Suite 1400, Seattle, WA 98104
701 5th Ave, Suite 6100, Seattle, WA 98104
11300 Roosevelt Way NE, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98125
3227 Beacon Ave S, Suite D, Seattle, WA 98144
2125 Western Ave, Suite 330, Seattle, WA 98121-2114
33919 9th Avenue S, Suite 101B, Federal Way, WA 98003-6736
409 N Water Street, Ellensburg, WA 98926-3608
4000 Aurora Ave N., Suite 209, Seattle, WA 98103
600 Winslow Way East, Suiet 131, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110-2438
3120 Broadway, Everett, WA 98201
210 Summit Avenue East, Seattle, WA 98102-5619
19524 Ballinger Way NE, Seattle, WA 98155
1000 2nd Avenue, Suite 3500, Seattle, WA 98104
901 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98164
700 112th Ave NE, Sutie 300, Bellevue, WA 98004
11300 Roosevelt Way NE, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98125
PO Box 430, Maple Valley, WA 98038
6332 31st Ave NE, Suite B, Marysville, WA 98271
337 Park Avenue North, Renton, WA 98055
180 NW Coveland St, Coupeville, WA 98239
PO Box 5519, Everett, WA 98206
500 Denny Way, Seattle, WA 98109-5009
1700 7th Ave, Suite 2100, Seattle, WA 98101
506 2nd Ave, Suite 1400, Seattle, WA 98104
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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