Top Des Moines, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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
3326 160th Ave SE, Suite 215, Bellevue, WA 98008
2540 Westlake Avenue, Suite B, Seattle, WA 98109
401 Union Street, Suite 3400, Seattle, WA 98101
607 SW Grady Way, Suite 325, Renton, WA 98057
500 Union Street, Suite 847, Seattle, WA 98101
520 Pike St, Suite 1001, Seattle, WA 98101-2605
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
7009 212th St SW, Suite 203, Edmonds, WA 98026-7742
1833 N. 105th Street, Suite 101, Seattle, WA 98133
707 S Grady Way, Suite 600, Renton, WA 98057
19401 40th Ave W, Suite 340, Lynnwood, WA 98036
19524 Ballinger Way NE, Seattle, WA 98155
2200 112th Avenue N.E., Suite 200, Bellevue, WA 98004
701 Pike St, Suite 1625, Seattle, WA 98101
506 2nd Ave, Suite 1400, Seattle, WA 98104
600 University Street, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98101
1455 NW Leary Way, Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98107
801 Kirkland Avenue, Suite 100, Kirkland, WA 98033
718 Griffin Avenue, Suite 290, Enumclaw, WA 98022
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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