Top Camano Island, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
904 Dwight St., Port Orchard, WA 98366
1325 Fourth Avenue, Suite 1335, Seattle, WA 98101
6303 Wetmore Ave, Everett, WA 98203
13106 SE 240th St, Suite 203, Kent, WA 98031
901 5th Ave, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98164
555 Andover Park West, Suite 200, Tukwila, WA 98188
PO Box 2697, Seattle, WA 98116
15 S. Grady Way, Suite 230, Renton, WA 98057
1001 Fourth Ave, Seattle, WA 98154
720 Seneca St, Ste 107, Seattle, WA 98101
22030 7th Ave S, Suite 202, Seattle, WA 98198
2200 112th Avenue N.E., Suite 200, Bellevue, WA 98004
515 W Prospect St, Seattle, WA 98119
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Camano Island, WA
1201 Pacific Ave, Suite 600, Tacoma, WA 98402
600 1st Avenue, Suite 102, Seattle, WA 98104
221 1st Ave W, Unit 200, Seattle, WA 98119
559 Bay St, Port Orchard, WA 98366-5305
451 SW 10th St, Suite 215, Renton, WA 98057
PO Box 70859, Seattle, WA 98127
14205 SE 36th Street, Suite 100, Bellevue, WA 98006
1333 Stewart St, Seattle, WA 98109
655 West Smith Street, Suite 210, Kent, WA 98032
6703 South 234th Street, Suite 300, Kent, WA 98032-2903
3411 Colby Avenue, Everett, WA 98201-4709
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 3660, Seattle, WA 98104
Camano Island Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in Camano Island
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in Camano Island and checks their standing with Washington bar associations.
Our Verification Process and Criteria
Ample Experience
Attorneys must meet stringent qualifications and prove they practice in the area of law they’re verified in.
Good Standing
Be in good standing with their bar associations and maintain a clean disciplinary record.
Annual Review
Submit to an annual review to retain their Lead Counsel Verified status.
Client Commitment
Pledge to follow the highest quality client service and ethical standards.
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