Top Bellevue, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1019 Pacific Ave, Suite 920, Tacoma, WA 98402
1001 4th Avenue, Suite 3200, Seattle, WA 98154-1003
10740 Meridian Ave N, Suite 107, Seattle, WA 98133
155 NE 100th St, Suite 205, Seattle, WA 98125
19000 33rd Ave W, Suite 100, Lynnwood, WA 98036
926 Sydney Ave, Port Orchard, WA 98366
2470 Westlake Ave N, Suite 201, Seattle, WA 98109
PO Box 85110, Seattle, WA 98145-1110
13036 SE Kent-Kangley Rd, 455, Kent, WA 98030
3227 Beacon Avenue S., Unit D, Seattle, WA 98144
720 Third Avenue, Suite 2015, Seattle, WA 98104
1521 SE Piperberry Way, Suite 137, Port Orchard, WA 98366
22030 7th Ave S, Suite 202, Seattle, WA 98198
901 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98164
8105 NE 140th Pl, Kirkland, WA 98034
3216 Wetmore Ave, Suite 207, Everett, WA 98201
705 2nd Avenue, Suite 1111, Seattle, WA 98104
221 1st Ave W, Unit 200, Seattle, WA 98119
337 Park Avenue North, Renton, WA 98055
PO Box 5519, Everett, WA 98206
180 NW Coveland St, Coupeville, WA 98239
904 Dwight St., Port Orchard, WA 98366
1008 S. Yakima Ave, Ste 100, Tacoma, WA 98405
1833 N. 105th Street, Suite 101, Seattle, WA 98133
1325 Fourth Avenue, Suite 1335, 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