Top Covington, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
3411 Colby Avenue, Everett, WA 98201-4709
623 Dwight St, Port Orchard, WA 98366
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 3660, Seattle, WA 98104
1000 Second Avenue, Suite 3000, Seattle, WA 98104
1420 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2200, Seattle, WA 98101
15 S. Grady Way, Suite 230, Renton, WA 98057
1750 112th Ave NE, Suite D-152, Bellevue, WA 98004
1019 Pacific Ave, Suite 920, Tacoma, WA 98402
10740 Meridian Ave N, Suite 107, Seattle, WA 98133
3326 160th Ave SE, Ste 215, Bellevue, WA 98008
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 2530, Seattle, WA 98104
Key Bank Building, 2707 Colby Ave Suite 901, Everett, WA 98201
1275 12th AVE NW, Suite 5, Issaquah, WA 98027
904 Dwight St., Port Orchard, WA 98366
PO Box 10033, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
1001 Fourth Ave, Seattle, WA 98154
1215 4th Ave, Suite 910, Seattle, WA 98161
200 E 3rd, PO Box 279, Ellensburg, WA 98926-0279
The PSE Building, 10885 NE 4th Street, Suite 700, Bellevue, WA 98004
1102 Broadway, Suite 500, Tacoma, WA 98402
1498 Pacific Ave, Suite 520, Tacoma, WA 98401
701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3600, Seattle, WA 98104
3301 Hoyt Avenue, Suite A, Everett, WA 98201
1000 Second Ave., Suite 2050, Seattle, WA 98104
600 University Street, Suite 3020, Seattle, WA 98101-4105
Covington 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