Top Camano Island, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
3411 Colby Avenue, Everett, WA 98201-4709
1750 112th Ave NE, Suite D-152, Bellevue, WA 98004
1215 4th Ave, Suite 910, Seattle, WA 98161
Key Bank Building, 2707 Colby Ave Suite 901, Everett, WA 98201
3301 Hoyt Avenue, Suite A, Everett, WA 98201
720 Third Avenue, Suite 2015, Seattle, WA 98104
15 S. Grady Way, Suite 230, Renton, WA 98057
1275 12th AVE NW, Suite 5, Issaquah, WA 98027
13036 SE Kent-Kangley Rd, 455, Kent, WA 98030
1019 Pacific Ave, Suite 920, Tacoma, WA 98402
2470 Westlake Ave N, Suite 201, Seattle, WA 98109
1001 Fourth Ave, Seattle, WA 98154
155 NE 100th St, Suite 205, Seattle, WA 98125
10740 Meridian Ave N, Suite 107, Seattle, WA 98133
3326 160th Ave SE, Ste 215, Bellevue, WA 98008
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 2530, Seattle, WA 98104
19000 33rd Ave W, Suite 100, Lynnwood, WA 98036
1000 Second Ave., Suite 2050, Seattle, WA 98104
600 University Street, Suite 3020, Seattle, WA 98101-4105
9226 Bayshore Drive NW, Suite 206, Silverdale, WA 98383
1521 SE Piperberry Way, Suite 137, Port Orchard, WA 98366
10800 NE 8th Street, Suite 330, Bellevue, WA 98004
4500 9th Ave NE, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98105-4762
2125 Western Avenue, Suite 204, Seattle, WA 98121
1325 4th Avenue, Suite 1402, Seattle, WA 98101-2505
Camano Island 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