Top Eastmont, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2018 S. Columbian Way, Seattle, WA 98108-1536
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119 1st Avenue South, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98104
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1001 4th Avenue, Suite 3200, Seattle, WA 98154
705 South 9th Street, Suite 205, Tacoma, WA 98405
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705 2nd Ave, Suite 405, Seattle, WA 98104
2025 First Ave, Suite 1200, Seattle, WA 98121
506 2nd Ave, Suite 1400, Seattle, WA 98104
4215 198th St SW, Suite 102, Lynnwood, WA 98036
631 Strander Blvd, Bldg A, Suite G, Tukwila, WA 98188
720 Third Avenue, Suite 2015, Seattle, WA 98104
3411 Colby Avenue, Everett, WA 98201-4709
1001 Fourth Ave, Seattle, WA 98154
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1730 Pottery Ave, Suite 210, Port Orchard, WA 98366
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PO Box 786, Port Orchard, WA 98366-0786
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22030 7th Ave S, Suite 202, Seattle, WA 98198
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Eastmont Drug Possession Information
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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