Top Gig Harbor, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
3216 Wetmore Ave, Suite 207, Everett, WA 98201
1200 5th Ave, Suite 750, Seattle, WA 98101
1750 112th Ave NE, Suite D-152, Bellevue, WA 98004
Key Bank Building, 2707 Colby Ave Suite 901, Everett, WA 98201
710 Tenth Ave. E., Seattle, WA 98102
2540 Westlake Avenue, Suite B, Seattle, WA 98109
3326 160th Ave SE, Suite 215, Bellevue, WA 98008
728 Pacific Ave, Ste. 220, Tacoma, WA 98402
3815 Woodland Park Ave. N., Suite 102, Seattle, WA 98103
3120 Broadway, Everett, WA 98201
1001 Fourth Ave, Suite 4400, Seattle, WA 98154
7009 212th St SW, Suite 203, Edmonds, WA 98026-7742
PO Box 430, Maple Valley, WA 98038
515 W Prospect St, Seattle, WA 98119
1117 Tacoma Avenue S., Tacoma, WA 98402-2005
1425 Broadway, #412, Seattle, WA 98122-3854
1455 NW Leary Way, Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98107
451 SW 10th St, Suite 215, Renton, WA 98057
14205 SE 36th Street, Suite 100, Bellevue, WA 98006
PO Box 2697, Seattle, WA 98116
3811-A Broadway, Everett, WA 98201
2125 Western Ave, Suite 330, Seattle, WA 98121-2114
3227 Beacon Ave S, Suite D, Seattle, WA 98144
1000 2nd Avenue, Suite 3500, Seattle, WA 98104
2125 Western Avenue, Suite 330, Seattle, WA 98121
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