Top Cottage Lake, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
701 5th Ave, Suite 6100, Seattle, WA 98104
801 Kirkland Avenue, Suite 100, Kirkland, WA 98033
4000 Aurora Ave N., Suite 209, Seattle, WA 98103
3120 Broadway, Everett, WA 98201
720 Third Avenue, Suite 2015, Seattle, WA 98104
569 Division Street, Suite 300, Port Orchard, WA 98366
17837 1st Ave S, Suite 413, Normandy Park, WA 98148
PO Box 15980, Seattle, WA 98115-0980
5215 Ballard Avenue NW, Suite 2, Seattle, WA 98107-4838
PO Box 786, Port Orchard, WA 98366-0786
4115 South Meridian, Suite B, PO Box 731063, Puyallup, WA 98373
515 W Prospect St, Seattle, WA 98119
719 2nd Ave, Suite 1200, Seattle, WA 98104
1200 5th Ave, Suite 750, Seattle, WA 98101
1700 7th Ave, Suite 2100, Seattle, WA 98101
PO Box 70859, Seattle, WA 98127
1425 Broadway, #412, Seattle, WA 98122-3854
1008 South Yakima Avenue, Suite 302, Tacoma, WA 98405
451 SW 10th St, Suite 215, Renton, WA 98057
14205 SE 36th Street, Suite 100, Bellevue, WA 98006
1700 Westlake Avenue N, Suite 200, Seattle, WA 98109
104 Tremont St, Suite 240, Port Orchard, WA 98366
3400 188th St SW, Suite 420, Lynnwood, WA 98037
1455 NW Leary Way, Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98107
901 5th Ave, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98164
Cottage Lake 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