Top Carnation, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2540 Westlake Avenue, Suite B, Seattle, WA 98109
1001 Fourth Ave, Suite 4400, Seattle, WA 98154
400 NW Gilman Blvd, PO Box 906, Issaquah, WA 98027
10885 NE 4th Street, Suite 700, Bellevue, WA 98004
400 University St, 3rd Floor, Seattle, WA 98101
1200 5th Ave, Suite 750, Seattle, WA 98101
1498 Pacific Ave, Suite 520, Tacoma, WA 98401
600 University Street, Suite 3020, Seattle, WA 98101-4105
705 Second Avenue, Suite 1500, Seattle, WA 98104
1000 Second Ave., Suite 2050, Seattle, WA 98104
1102 Broadway, Suite 500, Tacoma, WA 98402
9226 Bayshore Drive NW, Suite 206, Silverdale, WA 98383
3811-A Broadway, Everett, WA 98201
11300 Roosevelt Way NE, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98125
1425 Broadway, #412, Seattle, WA 98122-3854
1001 Fourth Avenue, 44th Floor, Seattle, WA 98154
PO Box 25642, Seattle, WA 98165
4000 Aurora Ave N., Suite 209, Seattle, WA 98103
3120 Broadway, Everett, WA 98201
14205 SE 36th Street, Suite 100, Bellevue, WA 98006
451 SW 10th St, Suite 215, Renton, WA 98057
607 SW Grady Way, Suite 325, Renton, WA 98057
1126 34th Ave, Suite 309, Seattle, WA 98122
701 5th Ave, Suite 6100, Seattle, WA 98104
19524 Ballinger Way NE, Seattle, WA 98155
Carnation 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