Top Des Moines, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 6900, Seattle, WA 98104
2000 112th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA 98004-2913
1111 3rd Avenue, Suite 2220, Seattle, WA 98101-3213
720 3rd Ave, Suite 2015, Seattle, WA 98104
PO Box 11276, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
2018 S. Columbian Way, Seattle, WA 98108-1536
1218 Third Ave, Suite 1518, Seattle, WA 98101
119 1st Avenue South, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98104
2400 N.W. 80th Street, Suite 339, Seattle, WA 98117
2320 130th Avenue Northeast, Suite 250, Building E, Bellevue, WA 98005
1730 Pottery Ave, Suite 210, Port Orchard, WA 98366
108 South Washington Street, 200 Delmar Building, Seattle, WA 98104
100 2nd Avenue South, Suite 190, Edmonds, WA 98020
4115 South Meridian, Suite B, PO Box 731063, Puyallup, WA 98373
3221 Oakes Avenue, Everett, WA 98201
901 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98164
210 Summit Avenue East, Seattle, WA 98102-5619
104 Tremont St, Suite 240, Port Orchard, WA 98366
1000 2nd Avenue, Suite 3500, Seattle, WA 98104
400 University St, 3rd Floor, Seattle, WA 98101
3326 160th Ave SE, Suite 215, Bellevue, WA 98008
7009 212th St SW, Suite 203, Edmonds, WA 98026-7742
2540 Westlake Avenue, Suite B, Seattle, WA 98109
710 Tenth Ave. E., Seattle, WA 98102
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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