Top Brier, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1301 2nd Ave, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98101
999 Third Avenue, Suite 1900, Seattle, WA 98104
4000 Aurora Ave N., Suite 209, Seattle, WA 98103
1833 N 105th St, Suite 101, Seattle, WA 98133
3120 Broadway, Everett, WA 98201
411 University St, Suite 1230, Seattle, WA 98101
607 SW Grady Way, Suite 325, Renton, WA 98057
10740 Meridian Ave N, Suite 107, Seattle, WA 98133
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 2530, Seattle, WA 98104
1200 6th Ave, Suite 850, Seattle, WA 98101
3326 160th Ave SE, Ste 215, Bellevue, WA 98008
1019 Pacific Ave, Suite 920, Tacoma, WA 98402
707 S Grady Way, Suite 600, Renton, WA 98057
22443 SE 240th Street, Suite 101, Maple Valley, WA 98038
705 2nd Avenue, Suite 1111, Seattle, WA 98104-1720
19524 Ballinger Way NE, Seattle, WA 98155
1275 12th AVE NW, Suite 5, Issaquah, WA 98027
1000 2nd Avenue, Suite 3500, Seattle, WA 98104
1455 NW Leary Way, Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98107
901 5th Ave, Suite 3200, Seattle, WA 98164
11300 Roosevelt Way NE, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98125
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 2530, Seattle, WA 98104
700 112th Ave NE, Sutie 300, Bellevue, WA 98004
6332 31st Ave NE, Suite B, Marysville, WA 98271
506 2nd Ave, Suite 1400, Seattle, WA 98104
Brier 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