Top Black Diamond, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1215 4th Ave, Suite 910, Seattle, WA 98161
600 University Street, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98101
200 E 3rd, PO Box 279, Ellensburg, WA 98926-0279
1425 Broadway, #412, Seattle, WA 98122-3854
719 2nd Ave, Suite 1200, Seattle, WA 98104
14205 SE 36th Street, Suite 100, Bellevue, WA 98006
451 SW 10th St, Suite 215, Renton, WA 98057
515 W Prospect St, Seattle, WA 98119
701 Pike St, Suite 1625, Seattle, WA 98101
1200 5th Ave, Suite 750, Seattle, WA 98101
1750 112th Ave NE, Suite D-152, Bellevue, WA 98004
700 112th Ave NE, Sutie 300, Bellevue, WA 98004
11300 Roosevelt Way NE, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98125
Key Bank Building, 2707 Colby Ave Suite 901, Everett, WA 98201
6332 31st Ave NE, Suite B, Marysville, WA 98271
3811-A Broadway, Everett, WA 98201
710 Tenth Ave. E., Seattle, WA 98102
3326 160th Ave SE, Suite 215, Bellevue, WA 98008
2540 Westlake Avenue, Suite B, Seattle, WA 98109
15 S. Grady Way, Suite 230, Renton, WA 98057
1008 South Yakima Avenue, Suite 302, Tacoma, WA 98405
3815 Woodland Park Ave. N., Suite 102, Seattle, WA 98103
1200 6th Ave, Suite 850, Seattle, WA 98101
1001 4th Avenue, Suite 3200, Seattle, WA 98154-1003
104 Tremont St, Suite 240, Port Orchard, WA 98366
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