Top Fife, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 3660, Seattle, WA 98104
720 3rd Ave, Suite 2015, Seattle, WA 98104
200 Broadway, Suite 301, Seattle, WA 98122
800 Fifth Avenue, Suite 4100, Seattle, WA 98104
3002 Colby Avenue, Suite 302, Everett, WA 98201-4075
2125 Western Avenue, Suite 204, Seattle, WA 98121
10800 NE 8th Street, Suite 330, Bellevue, WA 98004
1325 4th Avenue, Suite 1402, Seattle, WA 98101-2505
1700 Seventh Ave, Suite 1810, Seattle, WA 98101
400 University St, 3rd Floor, Seattle, WA 98101
1301 Second Avenue, Suite 4200, Seattle, WA 98101
1102 Broadway, Suite 500, Tacoma, WA 98402
1498 Pacific Ave, Suite 520, Tacoma, WA 98401
600 University Street, Suite 3020, Seattle, WA 98101-4105
1000 Second Ave., Suite 2050, Seattle, WA 98104
3301 Hoyt Avenue, Suite A, Everett, WA 98201
705 Second Avenue, Suite 1500, Seattle, WA 98104
11300 Roosevelt Way NE, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98125
705 2nd Avenue, Suite 1111, Seattle, WA 98104
13036 SE Kent-Kangley Rd, 455, Kent, WA 98030
155 NE 100th St, Suite 205, Seattle, WA 98125
2470 Westlake Ave N, Suite 201, Seattle, WA 98109
1117 Tacoma Avenue S., Tacoma, WA 98402-2005
19000 33rd Ave W, Suite 100, Lynnwood, WA 98036
1001 Fourth Ave, Suite 4400, Seattle, WA 98154
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