Top Bellevue, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2125 Western Ave, Suite 330, Seattle, WA 98121-2114
PO Box 85110, Seattle, WA 98145-1110
3227 Beacon Avenue S., Unit D, Seattle, WA 98144
2025 First Ave, Suite 1200, Seattle, WA 98121
3216 Wetmore Ave, Suite 207, Everett, WA 98201
506 2nd Ave, Suite 1400, Seattle, WA 98104
PO Box 2697, Seattle, WA 98116
718 Griffin Avenue, Suite 290, Enumclaw, WA 98022
155 NE 100th St, Suite 205, Seattle, WA 98125
19000 33rd Ave W, Suite 100, Lynnwood, WA 98036
2470 Westlake Ave N, Suite 201, Seattle, WA 98109
13036 SE Kent-Kangley Rd, 455, Kent, WA 98030
5215 Ballard Avenue NW, Suite 2, Seattle, WA 98107-4838
PO Box 15980, Seattle, WA 98115-0980
PO Box 786, Port Orchard, WA 98366-0786
PO Box 430, Maple Valley, WA 98038
500 Denny Way, Seattle, WA 98109-5009
1700 7th Ave, Suite 2100, Seattle, WA 98101
210 Summit Avenue East, Seattle, WA 98102-5619
1000 2nd Avenue, Suite 3500, Seattle, WA 98104
PO Box 70859, Seattle, WA 98127
701 Fifth Ave, Suite 4700, Seattle, WA 98104
700 112th Ave NE, Sutie 300, Bellevue, WA 98004
11300 Roosevelt Way NE, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98125
6332 31st Ave NE, Suite B, Marysville, WA 98271
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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