Top Duvall, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
19309 68th Ave S, Suite R-102, Kent, WA 98032-2112
1001 Fourth Avenue, Suite 4400, Seattle, WA 98154
12835 Newcastle Way, Sute 301, Newcastle, WA 98056
600 University St, Suite 310, Seattle, WA 98101
6703 South 234th Street, Suite 300, Kent, WA 98032-2903
701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 6900, Seattle, WA 98104
600 1st Avenue, Suite 102, Seattle, WA 98104
720 Seneca St, Ste 107, Seattle, WA 98101
901 5th Ave, Suite 3200, Seattle, WA 98164
1201 Pacific Ave, Suite 600, Tacoma, WA 98402
13106 SE 240th St, Suite 203, Kent, WA 98031
950 Broadway, Suite M100, Tacoma, WA 98402
401 Union St, Suite 3300, Seattle, WA 98101
221 1st Ave W, Unit 200, Seattle, WA 98119
2025 First Ave, Suite 1200, Seattle, WA 98121
1425 Broadway, #412, Seattle, WA 98122-3854
1333 Stewart St, Seattle, WA 98109
451 SW 10th St, Suite 215, Renton, WA 98057
14205 SE 36th Street, Suite 100, Bellevue, WA 98006
655 West Smith Street, Suite 210, Kent, WA 98032
569 Division Street, Suite 300, Port Orchard, WA 98366
631 Strander Blvd, Bldg A, Suite G, Tukwila, WA 98188
926 Sydney Ave, Port Orchard, WA 98366
1420 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3700, Seattle, WA 98101-9600
119 1st Ave S, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98104
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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