Top Bellevue, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
801 Kirkland Avenue, Suite 100, Kirkland, WA 98033
10740 Meridian Ave N, Suite 107, Seattle, WA 98133
3227 Beacon Avenue S., Unit D, Seattle, WA 98144
2025 First Ave, Suite 1200, Seattle, WA 98121
3227 Beacon Ave S, Suite D, Seattle, WA 98144
2125 Western Ave, Suite 330, Seattle, WA 98121-2114
3216 Wetmore Ave, Suite 207, Everett, WA 98201
805 164th St. SE, Suite 101, Mill Creek, WA 98012
506 2nd Ave, Suite 1400, Seattle, WA 98104
4000 Aurora Ave N., Suite 209, Seattle, WA 98103
3120 Broadway, Everett, WA 98201
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 2530, Seattle, WA 98104
720 Third Avenue, Suite 2015, Seattle, WA 98104
3326 160th Ave SE, Ste 215, Bellevue, WA 98008
1019 Pacific Ave, Suite 920, Tacoma, WA 98402
1275 12th AVE NW, Suite 5, Issaquah, WA 98027
600 University Street, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98101
1001 4th Avenue, Suite 3200, Seattle, WA 98154-1003
155 NE 100th St, Suite 205, Seattle, WA 98125
2470 Westlake Ave N, Suite 201, Seattle, WA 98109
19000 33rd Ave W, Suite 100, Lynnwood, WA 98036
13036 SE Kent-Kangley Rd, 455, Kent, WA 98030
PO Box 85110, Seattle, WA 98145-1110
5215 Ballard Avenue NW, Suite 2, Seattle, WA 98107-4838
PO Box 15980, Seattle, WA 98115-0980
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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