Top Carnation, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2018 S. Columbian Way, Seattle, WA 98108-1536
559 Bay St, Port Orchard, WA 98366-5305
2320 130th Avenue Northeast, Suite 250, Building E, Bellevue, WA 98005
1218 Third Ave, Suite 1518, Seattle, WA 98101
1730 Pottery Ave, Suite 210, Port Orchard, WA 98366
1001 Fourth Ave, Seattle, WA 98154
9311 SE 36th St, Mercer Island, WA 98040
119 1st Ave S, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98104
720 Third Avenue, Suite 2015, Seattle, WA 98104
104 Tremont St, Suite 240, Port Orchard, WA 98366
701 N 36th St, Suite 420, Seattle, WA 98103
22030 7th Ave S, Suite 202, Seattle, WA 98198
655 West Smith Street, Suite 210, Kent, WA 98032
2800 1st Avenue, Suite 309, Seattle, WA 98121
555 Andover Park West, Suite 200, Tukwila, WA 98188
1333 Stewart St, Seattle, WA 98109
600 University St, Suite 310, Seattle, WA 98101
101 Yesler Way, Suite 603, Seattle, WA 98104
221 1st Ave W, Unit 200, Seattle, WA 98119
6703 South 234th Street, Suite 300, Kent, WA 98032-2903
4215 198th St SW, Suite 102, Lynnwood, WA 98036
950 Broadway, Suite M100, Tacoma, WA 98402
8105 NE 140th Pl, Kirkland, WA 98034
904 Dwight St., Port Orchard, WA 98366
119 1st Avenue South, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98104
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