Top Dupont, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2200 6th Ave, Suite 1250, Seattle, WA 98121
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 3340, Seattle, WA 98104
401 Union Street, Suite 3400, Seattle, WA 98101
10900 Northeast 4th Street, Suite 1850, Bellevue, WA 98004
500 Union Street, Suite 847, Seattle, WA 98101
520 Pike St, Suite 1001, Seattle, WA 98101-2605
728 Pacific Ave, Ste. 220, Tacoma, WA 98402
1833 N 105th St, Suite 101, Seattle, WA 98133
3120 Broadway, Everett, WA 98201
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
3227 Beacon Avenue S., Unit D, Seattle, WA 98144
701 Pike St, Suite 1625, Seattle, WA 98101
4115 South Meridian, Suite B, PO Box 731063, Puyallup, WA 98373
600 University St, Suite 310, Seattle, WA 98101
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 2530, Seattle, WA 98104
119 First Avenue South, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98104
19524 Ballinger Way NE, Seattle, WA 98155
16300 Mill Creek Blvd, Suite 208, Mill Creek, WA 98012
1111 3rd Avenue, Suite 2220, Seattle, WA 98101-3213
720 3rd Ave, Suite 2015, Seattle, WA 98104
2000 112th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA 98004-2913
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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