Top Burien, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
4000 Aurora Ave N., Suite 209, Seattle, WA 98103
1001 4th Avenue, Suite 3200, Seattle, WA 98154-1003
3120 Broadway, Everett, WA 98201
805 164th St. SE, Suite 101, Mill Creek, WA 98012
720 Third Avenue, Suite 2015, Seattle, WA 98104
1001 Fourth Ave, Seattle, WA 98154
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
155 NE 100th St, Suite 205, Seattle, WA 98125
PO Box 15980, Seattle, WA 98115-0980
5215 Ballard Avenue NW, Suite 2, Seattle, WA 98107-4838
200 Broadway, Suite 301, Seattle, WA 98122
22030 7th Ave S, Suite 202, Seattle, WA 98198
3002 Colby Avenue, Suite 302, Everett, WA 98201-4075
PO Box 786, Port Orchard, WA 98366-0786
701 Pike St, Suite 1625, Seattle, WA 98101
555 Andover Park West, Suite 200, Tukwila, WA 98188
500 Denny Way, Seattle, WA 98109-5009
1700 7th Ave, Suite 2100, Seattle, WA 98101
705 2nd Avenue, Suite 1111, Seattle, WA 98104
705 2nd Avenue, Suite 1111, Seattle, WA 98104
1700 Westlake Avenue N, Suite 200, Seattle, WA 98109
PO Box 70859, Seattle, WA 98127
355 118th Ave SE, Suite 200, Bellevue, WA 98005
Burien 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