Top Gig Harbor, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
720 Third Avenue, Suite 2015, Seattle, WA 98104
950 Broadway, Suite M100, Tacoma, WA 98402
401 Union St, Suite 3300, Seattle, WA 98101
720 3rd Ave, Suite 2015, Seattle, WA 98104
119 1st Ave S, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98104
1201 Pacific Ave, Suite 600, Tacoma, WA 98402
9311 SE 36th St, Mercer Island, WA 98040
600 1st Avenue, Suite 102, Seattle, WA 98104
720 Seneca St, Ste 107, Seattle, WA 98101
1333 Stewart St, Seattle, WA 98109
655 West Smith Street, Suite 210, Kent, WA 98032
221 1st Ave W, Unit 200, Seattle, WA 98119
6703 South 234th Street, Suite 300, Kent, WA 98032-2903
631 Strander Blvd, Bldg A, Suite G, Tukwila, WA 98188
1008 South Yakima Avenue, Suite 302, Tacoma, WA 98405
400 University St, 3rd Floor, Seattle, WA 98101
11300 Roosevelt Way NE, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98125
4115 South Meridian, Suite B, PO Box 731063, Puyallup, WA 98373
210 Summit Avenue East, Seattle, WA 98102-5619
901 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98164
6303 Wetmore Ave, Everett, WA 98203
PO Box 5519, Everett, WA 98206
600 108th Ave NE, Suite 320, Bellevue, WA 98004
337 Park Avenue North, Renton, WA 98055
3815 Woodland Park Ave. N., Suite 102, Seattle, WA 98103
Gig Harbor 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