Top Black Diamond, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
926 Sydney Ave, Port Orchard, WA 98366
4115 South Meridian, Suite B, PO Box 731063, Puyallup, WA 98373
901 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98164
PO Box 85110, Seattle, WA 98145-1110
3227 Beacon Avenue S., Unit D, Seattle, WA 98144
PO Box 5519, Everett, WA 98206
337 Park Avenue North, Renton, WA 98055
180 NW Coveland St, Coupeville, WA 98239
506 2nd Ave, Suite 1400, Seattle, WA 98104
22030 7th Ave S, Suite 202, Seattle, WA 98198
3216 Wetmore Ave, Suite 207, Everett, WA 98201
600 Winslow Way East, Suiet 131, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110-2438
1420 5th Ave, Suite 2200, Seattle, WA 98101
1420 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2200, Seattle, WA 98101
210 Summit Avenue East, Seattle, WA 98102-5619
1008 S. Yakima Ave, Ste 100, Tacoma, WA 98405
1325 Fourth Avenue, Suite 1335, Seattle, WA 98101
6303 Wetmore Ave, Everett, WA 98203
600 University Street, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98101
801 Kirkland Avenue, Suite 100, Kirkland, WA 98033
2200 112th Avenue N.E., Suite 200, Bellevue, WA 98004
901 5th Ave, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98164
Key Bank Building, 2707 Colby Ave Suite 901, Everett, WA 98201
1750 112th Ave NE, Suite D-152, Bellevue, WA 98004
1008 South Yakima Avenue, Suite 302, Tacoma, WA 98405
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