Top Des Moines, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
720 Third Avenue, Suite 2015, Seattle, WA 98104
1455 NW Leary Way, Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98107
PO Box 10033, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
1833 N 105th St, Suite 101, Seattle, WA 98133
1215 4th Ave, Suite 910, Seattle, WA 98161
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 2530, Seattle, WA 98104
200 E 3rd, PO Box 279, Ellensburg, WA 98926-0279
707 S Grady Way, Suite 600, Renton, WA 98057
1001 Fourth Avenue, 44th Floor, Seattle, WA 98154
705 2nd Avenue, Suite 1111, Seattle, WA 98104-1720
22443 SE 240th Street, Suite 101, Maple Valley, WA 98038
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623 Dwight St, Port Orchard, WA 98366
1750 112th Ave NE, Suite D-152, Bellevue, WA 98004
Key Bank Building, 2707 Colby Ave Suite 901, Everett, WA 98201
108 South Washington Street, 200 Delmar Building, Seattle, WA 98104
15 S. Grady Way, Suite 230, Renton, WA 98057
100 2nd Avenue South, Suite 190, Edmonds, WA 98020
3221 Oakes Avenue, Everett, WA 98201
10740 Meridian Ave N, Suite 107, Seattle, WA 98133
1019 Pacific Ave, Suite 920, Tacoma, WA 98402
13036 SE Kent-Kangley Rd, 455, Kent, WA 98030
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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