Top Camano Island, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
600 Stewart Street, Suite 901, Seattle, WA 98101-2573
22443 SE 240th Street, Suite 101, Maple Valley, WA 98038
705 2nd Avenue, Suite 1111, Seattle, WA 98104-1720
3326 160th Ave SE, Suite 215, Bellevue, WA 98008
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 3340, Seattle, WA 98104
10900 Northeast 4th Street, Suite 1850, Bellevue, WA 98004
615 2nd Avenue, Suite 720, Seattle, WA 98104-2226
710 Tenth Ave. E., Seattle, WA 98102
2200 6th Ave, Suite 1250, Seattle, WA 98121
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401 Union Street, Suite 3400, Seattle, WA 98101
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607 SW Grady Way, Suite 325, Renton, WA 98057
411 University St, Suite 1230, Seattle, WA 98101
3815 Woodland Park Ave. N., Suite 102, Seattle, WA 98103
1001 Fourth Ave, Suite 4400, Seattle, WA 98154
1201 3rd Ave, Suite 1580, Seattle, WA 98101
1200 6th Ave, Suite 850, Seattle, WA 98101
7009 212th St SW, Suite 203, Edmonds, WA 98026-7742
6703 S 234th St, Suite 130, Kent, WA 98032
400 University St, 3rd Floor, Seattle, WA 98101
506 2nd Ave, Suite 1400, Seattle, WA 98104
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108 South Washington Street, 200 Delmar Building, Seattle, WA 98104
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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