Top Enumclaw, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
720 Third Avenue, Suite 2015, Seattle, WA 98104
506 2nd Ave, Suite 1400, Seattle, WA 98104
701 N 36th St, Suite 420, Seattle, WA 98103
13106 SE 240th St, Suite 203, Kent, WA 98031
555 Andover Park West, Suite 200, Tukwila, WA 98188
1333 Stewart St, Seattle, WA 98109
101 Yesler Way, Suite 603, Seattle, WA 98104
6703 South 234th Street, Suite 300, Kent, WA 98032-2903
1420 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3700, Seattle, WA 98101-9600
1008 South Yakima Avenue, Suite 302, Tacoma, WA 98405
PO Box 15980, Seattle, WA 98115-0980
718 Griffin Avenue, Suite 290, Enumclaw, WA 98022
950 Broadway, Suite M100, Tacoma, WA 98402
5215 Ballard Avenue NW, Suite 2, Seattle, WA 98107-4838
569 Division Street, Suite 300, Port Orchard, WA 98366
PO Box 786, Port Orchard, WA 98366-0786
925 Fourth Ave, Suite 3800, Seattle, WA 98104
926 Sydney Ave, Port Orchard, WA 98366
8105 NE 140th Pl, Kirkland, WA 98034
600 Stewart Street, Suites 300 & 400, Seattle, WA 98101
22030 7th Ave S, Suite 202, Seattle, WA 98198
10800 NE 8th Street, Suite 330, Bellevue, WA 98004
9226 Bayshore Drive NW, Suite 206, Silverdale, WA 98383
1325 4th Avenue, Suite 1402, Seattle, WA 98101-2505
655 West Smith Street, Suite 210, Kent, WA 98032
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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