Top Fife, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
221 1st Ave W, Unit 200, Seattle, WA 98119
1333 Stewart St, Seattle, WA 98109
631 Strander Blvd, Bldg A, Suite G, Tukwila, WA 98188
655 West Smith Street, Suite 210, Kent, WA 98032
1420 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3700, Seattle, WA 98101-9600
9311 SE 36th St, Mercer Island, WA 98040
119 1st Ave S, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98104
720 Third Avenue, Suite 2015, Seattle, WA 98104
4115 South Meridian, Suite B, PO Box 731063, Puyallup, WA 98373
22030 7th Ave S, Suite 202, Seattle, WA 98198
3301 Hoyt Avenue, Suite A, Everett, WA 98201
600 Stewart Street, Suites 300 & 400, Seattle, WA 98101
925 Fourth Ave, Suite 3800, Seattle, WA 98104
1301 Second Avenue, Suite 4200, Seattle, WA 98101
1102 Broadway, Suite 500, Tacoma, WA 98402
1498 Pacific Ave, Suite 520, Tacoma, WA 98401
705 Second Avenue, Suite 1500, Seattle, WA 98104
701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3600, Seattle, WA 98104
600 University Street, Suite 3020, Seattle, WA 98101-4105
1000 Second Ave., Suite 2050, Seattle, WA 98104
901 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98164
610 Central Ave S, Kent, WA 98032
600 108th Ave NE, Suite 320, Bellevue, WA 98004
701 5th Ave Ste 4200, Seattle, WA 98104-7047
7100 Evergreen Way Ste E, Everett, WA 98203-5168
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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