Top Fall City, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
15 S. Grady Way, Suite 230, Renton, WA 98057
720 3rd Ave, Suite 2015, Seattle, WA 98104
623 Dwight St, Port Orchard, WA 98366
200 Broadway, Suite 301, Seattle, WA 98122
800 Fifth Avenue, Suite 4100, Seattle, WA 98104
3002 Colby Avenue, Suite 302, Everett, WA 98201-4075
1521 SE Piperberry Way, Suite 137, Port Orchard, WA 98366
4500 9th Ave NE, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98105-4762
1301 Second Avenue, Suite 4200, Seattle, WA 98101
701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3600, Seattle, WA 98104
1498 Pacific Ave, Suite 520, Tacoma, WA 98401
1102 Broadway, Suite 500, Tacoma, WA 98402
1000 Second Ave., Suite 2050, Seattle, WA 98104
3301 Hoyt Avenue, Suite A, Everett, WA 98201
705 Second Avenue, Suite 1500, Seattle, WA 98104
600 University Street, Suite 3020, Seattle, WA 98101-4105
9226 Bayshore Drive NW, Suite 206, Silverdale, WA 98383
705 2nd Avenue, Suite 1111, Seattle, WA 98104
155 NE 100th St, Suite 205, Seattle, WA 98125
19000 33rd Ave W, Suite 100, Lynnwood, WA 98036
PO Box 85110, Seattle, WA 98145-1110
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
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Fall City 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