Top Duvall, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
PO Box 77041, Seattle, WA 98177
720 3rd Ave, Suite 2015, Seattle, WA 98104
5611 76th St W, Suite A, Lakewood, WA 98499
3815 Woodland Park Ave. N., Suite 102, Seattle, WA 98103
1301 2nd Ave, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98101
1301 Second Ave, Suite 3000, Seattle, WA 98101
999 Third Avenue, Suite 1900, Seattle, WA 98104
8105 NE 140th Pl, Kirkland, WA 98034
7009 212th St SW, Suite 203, Edmonds, WA 98026-7742
PO Box 2697, Seattle, WA 98116
3326 160th Ave SE, Suite 215, Bellevue, WA 98008
2540 Westlake Avenue, Suite B, Seattle, WA 98109
710 Tenth Ave. E., Seattle, WA 98102
22443 SE 240th Street, Suite 101, Maple Valley, WA 98038
705 2nd Avenue, Suite 1111, Seattle, WA 98104-1720
707 S Grady Way, Suite 600, Renton, WA 98057
1325 Fourth Avenue, Suite 1335, Seattle, WA 98101
506 2nd Ave, Suite 1400, Seattle, WA 98104
800 5th Avenue, Legal Dept, Seattle, WA 98104-3185
2025 First Ave, Suite 1200, Seattle, WA 98121
2125 Western Ave, Suite 330, Seattle, WA 98121-2114
3227 Beacon Ave S, Suite D, Seattle, WA 98144
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 2530, Seattle, WA 98104
1275 12th AVE NW, Suite 5, Issaquah, WA 98027
3326 160th Ave SE, Ste 215, Bellevue, WA 98008
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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