Top Federal Way, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
400 Warren Avenue, Suite 415, Bremerton, WA 98337
19309 68th Ave S, Suite R-102, Kent, WA 98032-2112
520 Pike St, Suite 2350, Seattle, WA 98101
1700 7th Ave, Suite 2100, Seattle, WA 98101
623 Dwight St, Port Orchard, WA 98366
1833 N. 105th Street, Suite 101, Seattle, WA 98133
2025 First Ave, Suite 1200, Seattle, WA 98121
33919 9th Avenue S, Suite 101B, Federal Way, WA 98003-6736
409 N Water Street, Ellensburg, WA 98926-3608
13106 SE 240th St, Suite 203, Kent, WA 98031
9800 Harbour Place, Suite 204, Mukilteo, WA 98275
Key Bank Building, 2707 Colby Ave Suite 901, Everett, WA 98201
PO Box 59, Renton, WA 98057-0059
1750 112th Ave NE, Suite D-152, Bellevue, WA 98004
216 Ericksen Ave NE, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110-2820
400 University St, 3rd Floor, Seattle, WA 98101
10740 Meridian Ave N, Suite 107, Seattle, WA 98133
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 2530, Seattle, WA 98104
13036 SE Kent-Kangley Rd, 455, Kent, WA 98030
1019 Pacific Ave, Suite 920, Tacoma, WA 98402
2470 Westlake Ave N, Suite 201, Seattle, WA 98109
155 NE 100th St, Suite 205, Seattle, WA 98125
1275 12th AVE NW, Suite 5, Issaquah, WA 98027
3326 160th Ave SE, Ste 215, Bellevue, WA 98008
569 Division Street, Suite 300, Port Orchard, WA 98366
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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