Top Fairwood, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
210 Summit Avenue East, Seattle, WA 98102-5619
355 118th Ave SE, Suite 200, Bellevue, WA 98005
3411 Colby Avenue, Everett, WA 98201-4709
PO Box 70859, Seattle, WA 98127
901 5th Ave, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98164
1521 SE Piperberry Way, Suite 137, Port Orchard, WA 98366
506 2nd Ave, Suite 1400, Seattle, WA 98104
PO Box 10033, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
1001 Fourth Avenue, 44th Floor, Seattle, WA 98154
PO Box 25642, Seattle, WA 98165
1215 4th Ave, Suite 910, Seattle, WA 98161
600 University Street, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98101
200 E 3rd, PO Box 279, Ellensburg, WA 98926-0279
801 Kirkland Avenue, Suite 100, Kirkland, WA 98033
701 Pike St, Suite 1625, Seattle, WA 98101
701 5th Ave, Suite 6100, Seattle, WA 98104
2122 112th Ave NE, Suite A-200, Bellevue, WA 98004
3216 Wetmore Ave, Suite 207, Everett, WA 98201
1111 Third Avenue, Suite 1800, Seattle, WA 98101-4049
1126 34th Ave, Suite 309, Seattle, WA 98122
701 5th Ave Ste 4200, Seattle, WA 98104-7047
710 2nd Avenue, Suite 700, Seattle, WA 98104-1724
7100 Evergreen Way Ste E, Everett, WA 98203-5168
615 2nd Avenue, Suite 720, Seattle, WA 98104-2226
2200 6th Ave, Suite 1250, Seattle, WA 98121
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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