Top Gold Bar, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
705 2nd Ave, Suite 405, Seattle, WA 98104
104 Tremont St, Suite 240, Port Orchard, WA 98366
559 Bay St, Port Orchard, WA 98366-5305
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 3660, Seattle, WA 98104
1000 2nd Avenue, Suite 3500, Seattle, WA 98104
3411 Colby Avenue, Everett, WA 98201-4709
1425 Broadway, #412, Seattle, WA 98122-3854
705 2nd Avenue, Suite 1111, Seattle, WA 98104-1720
22443 SE 240th Street, Suite 101, Maple Valley, WA 98038
1420 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3700, Seattle, WA 98101-9600
14205 SE 36th Street, Suite 100, Bellevue, WA 98006
451 SW 10th St, Suite 215, Renton, WA 98057
4215 198th St SW, Suite 102, Lynnwood, WA 98036
707 S Grady Way, Suite 600, Renton, WA 98057
600 Stewart Street, Suites 300 & 400, Seattle, WA 98101
925 Fourth Ave, Suite 3800, Seattle, WA 98104
901 5th Ave, Suite 3200, Seattle, WA 98164
950 Broadway, Suite M100, Tacoma, WA 98402
The PSE Building, 10885 NE 4th Street, Suite 700, Bellevue, WA 98004
701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3600, Seattle, WA 98104
600 University Street, Suite 3020, Seattle, WA 98101-4105
705 Second Avenue, Suite 1500, Seattle, WA 98104
1000 Second Ave., Suite 2050, Seattle, WA 98104
1498 Pacific Ave, Suite 520, Tacoma, WA 98401
1102 Broadway, Suite 500, Tacoma, WA 98402
Gold Bar 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