Top Black Diamond, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
9924 4th Ave W, Everett, WA 98204
999 Third Avenue, Suite 3900, Seattle, WA 98104-4040
600 Stewart Street, Suites 300 & 400, Seattle, WA 98101
1117 Tacoma Avenue South, Tacoma, WA 98402-2005
600 Winslow Way East, Suiet 131, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110-2438
926 Sydney Ave, Port Orchard, WA 98366
1001 4th Avenue, Suite 3200, Seattle, WA 98154-1003
901 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98164
8105 NE 140th Pl, Kirkland, WA 98034
600 108th Ave NE, Suite 320, Bellevue, WA 98004
355 118th Ave SE, Suite 200, Bellevue, WA 98005
200 Broadway, Suite 301, Seattle, WA 98122
800 Fifth Avenue, Suite 4100, Seattle, WA 98104
3002 Colby Avenue, Suite 302, Everett, WA 98201-4075
925 Fourth Ave, Suite 3800, Seattle, WA 98104
535 East Sunset Way, Issaquah, WA 98027
705 2nd Avenue, Suite 1111, Seattle, WA 98104
2025 First Ave, Suite 1200, Seattle, WA 98121
2200 112th Avenue N.E., Suite 200, Bellevue, WA 98004
600 University Street, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98101
801 Kirkland Avenue, Suite 100, Kirkland, WA 98033
18617 SE 41st Ct, Issaquah, WA 98027
1008 S. Yakima Ave, Ste 100, Tacoma, WA 98405
19401 40th Ave W, Suite 340, Lynnwood, WA 98036
707 S Grady Way, Suite 600, Renton, WA 98057
Black Diamond Drug Possession Information
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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