Top Federal Way, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1000 2nd Avenue, Suite 3500, Seattle, WA 98104
10740 Meridian Ave N, Suite 107, Seattle, WA 98133
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 2530, Seattle, WA 98104
1019 Pacific Ave, Suite 920, Tacoma, WA 98402
6703 S 234th St, Suite 130, Kent, WA 98032
1275 12th AVE NW, Suite 5, Issaquah, WA 98027
1200 6th Ave, Suite 850, Seattle, WA 98101
3326 160th Ave SE, Ste 215, Bellevue, WA 98008
700 112th Ave NE, Sutie 300, Bellevue, WA 98004
11300 Roosevelt Way NE, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98125
6332 31st Ave NE, Suite B, Marysville, WA 98271
506 2nd Ave, Suite 1400, Seattle, WA 98104
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 2530, Seattle, WA 98104
210 Summit Avenue East, Seattle, WA 98102-5619
705 2nd Avenue, Suite 1111, Seattle, WA 98104
720 3rd Ave, Suite 2015, Seattle, WA 98104
15 S. Grady Way, Suite 230, Renton, WA 98057
710 Cherry Street, Seattle, WA 98104-1925
200 Broadway, Suite 301, Seattle, WA 98122
800 Fifth Avenue, Suite 4100, Seattle, WA 98104
3002 Colby Avenue, Suite 302, Everett, WA 98201-4075
1325 4th Avenue, Suite 1402, Seattle, WA 98101-2505
1521 SE Piperberry Way, Suite 137, Port Orchard, WA 98366
10800 NE 8th Street, Suite 330, Bellevue, WA 98004
2125 Western Avenue, Suite 204, Seattle, WA 98121
Federal Way 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