Top Fife, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1126 34th Ave, Suite 309, Seattle, WA 98122
600 Stewart Street, Suite 901, Seattle, WA 98101-2573
1201 3rd Ave, Suite 1580, Seattle, WA 98101
705 2nd Avenue, Suite 1111, Seattle, WA 98104-1720
22443 SE 240th Street, Suite 101, Maple Valley, WA 98038
3326 160th Ave SE, Ste 215, Bellevue, WA 98008
2200 6th Ave, Suite 1250, Seattle, WA 98121
1275 12th AVE NW, Suite 5, Issaquah, WA 98027
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 3340, Seattle, WA 98104
10900 Northeast 4th Street, Suite 1850, Bellevue, WA 98004
615 2nd Avenue, Suite 720, Seattle, WA 98104-2226
607 SW Grady Way, Suite 325, Renton, WA 98057
1700 Seventh Ave, Suite 1810, Seattle, WA 98101
2125 Western Avenue, Suite 204, Seattle, WA 98121
411 University St, Suite 1230, Seattle, WA 98101
1019 Pacific Ave, Suite 920, Tacoma, WA 98402
1200 6th Ave, Suite 850, Seattle, WA 98101
10740 Meridian Ave N, Suite 107, Seattle, WA 98133
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 2530, Seattle, WA 98104
3227 Beacon Avenue S., Unit D, Seattle, WA 98144
938 Broadway, Tacoma, WA 98402
720 Third Avenue, Suite 2015, Seattle, WA 98104
2025 First Ave, Suite 1200, Seattle, WA 98121
701 Pike St, Suite 1625, Seattle, WA 98101
400 University St, 3rd Floor, Seattle, WA 98101
Fife 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