Top Gig Harbor, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
655 West Smith Street, Suite 210, Kent, WA 98032
6703 South 234th Street, Suite 300, Kent, WA 98032-2903
1420 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3700, Seattle, WA 98101-9600
1333 Stewart St, Seattle, WA 98109
355 118th Ave SE, Suite 200, Bellevue, WA 98005
17837 1st Ave S, Suite 413, Normandy Park, WA 98148
8105 NE 140th Pl, Kirkland, WA 98034
600 108th Ave NE, Suite 320, Bellevue, WA 98004
535 East Sunset Way, Issaquah, WA 98027
701 5th Ave Ste 4200, Seattle, WA 98104-7047
7100 Evergreen Way Ste E, Everett, WA 98203-5168
1201 3rd Ave, Suite 1580, Seattle, WA 98101
600 Stewart Street, Suites 300 & 400, Seattle, WA 98101
925 Fourth Ave, Suite 3800, Seattle, WA 98104
615 2nd Avenue, Suite 720, Seattle, WA 98104-2226
2200 6th Ave, Suite 1250, Seattle, WA 98121
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 3340, Seattle, WA 98104
10900 Northeast 4th Street, Suite 1850, Bellevue, WA 98004
2125 Western Avenue, Suite 204, Seattle, WA 98121
1700 Seventh Ave, Suite 1810, Seattle, WA 98101
1498 Pacific Ave, Suite 520, Tacoma, WA 98401
1102 Broadway, Suite 500, Tacoma, WA 98402
3301 Hoyt Avenue, Suite A, Everett, WA 98201
1000 Second Ave., Suite 2050, Seattle, WA 98104
705 Second Avenue, Suite 1500, Seattle, WA 98104
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