Top Bellevue, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
3002 Colby Avenue, Suite 302, Everett, WA 98201-4075
600 University St, Suite 310, Seattle, WA 98101
PO Box 2697, Seattle, WA 98116
705 2nd Avenue, Suite 1111, Seattle, WA 98104
600 1st Avenue, Suite 102, Seattle, WA 98104
1833 N. 105th Street, Suite 101, Seattle, WA 98133
720 Seneca St, Ste 107, Seattle, WA 98101
3227 Beacon Ave S, Suite D, Seattle, WA 98144
2125 Western Ave, Suite 330, Seattle, WA 98121-2114
1201 Pacific Ave, Suite 600, Tacoma, WA 98402
805 164th St. SE, Suite 101, Mill Creek, WA 98012
221 1st Ave W, Unit 200, Seattle, WA 98119
607 SW Grady Way, Suite 325, Renton, WA 98057
600 Stewart Street, Suite 901, Seattle, WA 98101-2573
PO Box 1856, Issaquah, WA 98027-0076
569 Division Street, Suite 300, Port Orchard, WA 98366
631 Strander Blvd, Bldg A, Suite G, Tukwila, WA 98188
901 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98164
19401 40th Ave W, Suite 340, Lynnwood, WA 98036
600 Winslow Way East, Suiet 131, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110-2438
19524 Ballinger Way NE, Seattle, WA 98155
PO Box 5519, Everett, WA 98206
180 NW Coveland St, Coupeville, WA 98239
337 Park Avenue North, Renton, WA 98055
400 University St, 3rd Floor, Seattle, WA 98101
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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