Top Fall City, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1420 5th Ave, Suite 2200, Seattle, WA 98101
701 N 36th St, Suite 420, Seattle, WA 98103
1325 Fourth Avenue, Suite 1335, Seattle, WA 98101
555 Andover Park West, Suite 200, Tukwila, WA 98188
701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 6900, Seattle, WA 98104
101 Yesler Way, Suite 603, Seattle, WA 98104
15 S. Grady Way, Suite 230, Renton, WA 98057
2800 1st Avenue, Suite 309, Seattle, WA 98121
210 Summit Avenue East, Seattle, WA 98102-5619
701 Fifth Ave, Suite 4700, Seattle, WA 98104
926 Sydney Ave, Port Orchard, WA 98366
22030 7th Ave S, Suite 202, Seattle, WA 98198
950 Broadway, Suite M100, Tacoma, WA 98402
8105 NE 140th Pl, Kirkland, WA 98034
401 Union St, Suite 1400, Seattle, WA 98101
221 1st Ave W, Unit 200, Seattle, WA 98119
631 Strander Blvd, Bldg A, Suite G, Tukwila, WA 98188
901 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98164
1333 Stewart St, Seattle, WA 98109
600 University St, Suite 310, Seattle, WA 98101
655 West Smith Street, Suite 210, Kent, WA 98032
6703 South 234th Street, Suite 300, Kent, WA 98032-2903
904 Dwight St., Port Orchard, WA 98366
1008 S. Yakima Ave, Ste 100, Tacoma, WA 98405
1001 Fourth Ave, Suite 4400, Seattle, WA 98154
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