Top Graham, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
32116 SE Red Fall City Rd, Fall City, WA 98024
3227 Beacon Avenue S., Unit D, Seattle, WA 98144
33919 9th Avenue S, Suite 101B, Federal Way, WA 98003-6736
11300 Roosevelt Way NE, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98125
2125 Western Ave, Suite 330, Seattle, WA 98121-2114
3227 Beacon Ave S, Suite D, Seattle, WA 98144
400 University St, 3rd Floor, Seattle, WA 98101
705 2nd Avenue, Suite 1111, Seattle, WA 98104
6303 Wetmore Ave, Everett, WA 98203
108 South Washington Street, 200 Delmar Building, Seattle, WA 98104
3221 Oakes Avenue, Everett, WA 98201
210 Summit Avenue East, Seattle, WA 98102-5619
1001 4th Avenue, Suite 3200, Seattle, WA 98154-1003
720 3rd Ave, Suite 2015, Seattle, WA 98104
800 Fifth Avenue, Suite 4100, Seattle, WA 98104
901 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98164
600 108th Ave NE, Suite 320, Bellevue, WA 98004
200 Broadway, Suite 301, Seattle, WA 98122
3002 Colby Avenue, Suite 302, Everett, WA 98201-4075
1008 S. Yakima Ave, Ste 100, Tacoma, WA 98405
PO Box 5519, Everett, WA 98206
337 Park Avenue North, Renton, WA 98055
500 Denny Way, Seattle, WA 98109-5009
705 2nd Avenue, Suite 1111, Seattle, WA 98104
1201 Pacific Ave, Suite 600, Tacoma, WA 98402
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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