Top Bellevue, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2540 Westlake Avenue, Suite B, Seattle, WA 98109
710 Tenth Ave. E., Seattle, WA 98102
1008 South Yakima Avenue, Suite 302, Tacoma, WA 98405
1200 6th Ave, Suite 850, Seattle, WA 98101
559 Bay St, Port Orchard, WA 98366-5305
4000 Aurora Ave N., Suite 209, Seattle, WA 98103
1455 NW Leary Way, Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98107
3120 Broadway, Everett, WA 98201
400 NW Gilman Blvd, PO Box 906, Issaquah, WA 98027
451 SW 10th St, Suite 215, Renton, WA 98057
PO Box 70859, Seattle, WA 98127
1425 Broadway, #412, Seattle, WA 98122-3854
3811-A Broadway, Everett, WA 98201
14205 SE 36th Street, Suite 100, Bellevue, WA 98006
108 South Washington Street, 200 Delmar Building, Seattle, WA 98104
100 2nd Avenue South, Suite 190, Edmonds, WA 98020
3221 Oakes Avenue, Everett, WA 98201
1000 Second Avenue, Suite 3000, Seattle, WA 98104
1000 2nd Avenue, Suite 3500, Seattle, WA 98104
720 Third Avenue, Suite 2015, Seattle, WA 98104
901 5th Ave, Suite 3200, Seattle, WA 98164
2125 Western Avenue, Suite 330, Seattle, WA 98121
411 University St, Suite 1230, Seattle, WA 98101
1001 4th Avenue, Suite 3200, Seattle, WA 98154-1003
11300 Roosevelt Way NE, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98125
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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