Top Fairwood, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
559 Bay St, Port Orchard, WA 98366-5305
10900 Northeast 4th Street, Suite 1850, Bellevue, WA 98004
615 2nd Avenue, Suite 720, Seattle, WA 98104-2226
401 Union Street, Suite 3400, Seattle, WA 98101
500 Union Street, Suite 847, Seattle, WA 98101
520 Pike St, Suite 1001, Seattle, WA 98101-2605
710 2nd Avenue, Suite 700, Seattle, WA 98104-1724
1111 Third Avenue, Suite 1800, Seattle, WA 98101-4049
3815 Woodland Park Ave. N., Suite 102, Seattle, WA 98103
2122 112th Ave NE, Suite A-200, Bellevue, WA 98004
1008 South Yakima Avenue, Suite 302, Tacoma, WA 98405
926 Sydney Ave, Port Orchard, WA 98366
600 1st Avenue, Suite 102, Seattle, WA 98104
720 Seneca St, Ste 107, Seattle, WA 98101
1455 NW Leary Way, Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98107
719 2nd Ave, Suite 1200, Seattle, WA 98104
1455 NW Leary Way, Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98107
1425 Broadway, #412, Seattle, WA 98122-3854
2125 Western Avenue, Suite 330, Seattle, WA 98121
14205 SE 36th Street, Suite 100, Bellevue, WA 98006
451 SW 10th St, Suite 215, Renton, WA 98057
PO Box 70859, Seattle, WA 98127
1000 Second Avenue, Suite 3000, Seattle, WA 98104
4215 198th St SW, Suite 102, Lynnwood, WA 98036
PO Box 5519, Everett, WA 98206
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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