Top Duvall, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
3216 Wetmore Ave, Suite 207, Everett, WA 98201
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 3660, Seattle, WA 98104
3411 Colby Avenue, Everett, WA 98201-4709
451 SW 10th St, Suite 215, Renton, WA 98057
PO Box 70859, Seattle, WA 98127
1425 Broadway, #412, Seattle, WA 98122-3854
14205 SE 36th Street, Suite 100, Bellevue, WA 98006
623 Dwight St, Port Orchard, WA 98366
1700 Westlake Avenue N, Suite 200, Seattle, WA 98109
7100 Evergreen Way Ste E, Everett, WA 98203-5168
701 5th Ave Ste 4200, Seattle, WA 98104-7047
610 Central Ave S, Kent, WA 98032
355 118th Ave SE, Suite 200, Bellevue, WA 98005
901 5th Ave, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98164
1420 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2200, Seattle, WA 98101
3400 188th St SW, Suite 420, Lynnwood, WA 98037
PO Box 430, Maple Valley, WA 98038
1455 NW Leary Way, Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98107
600 University Street, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98101
1833 N 105th St, Suite 101, Seattle, WA 98133
1700 7th Ave, Suite 2100, Seattle, WA 98101
PO Box 25642, Seattle, WA 98165
1001 Fourth Avenue, 44th Floor, Seattle, WA 98154
PO Box 10033, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
200 E 3rd, PO Box 279, Ellensburg, WA 98926-0279
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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