Top Graham, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2320 130th Avenue Northeast, Suite 250, Building E, Bellevue, WA 98005
2400 N.W. 80th Street, Suite 339, Seattle, WA 98117
1218 Third Ave, Suite 1518, Seattle, WA 98101
720 3rd Ave, Suite 2015, Seattle, WA 98104
119 1st Avenue South, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98104
9311 SE 36th St, Mercer Island, WA 98040
119 1st Ave S, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98104
1215 4th Ave, Suite 1100, Seattle, WA 98161
720 Third Avenue, Suite 2015, Seattle, WA 98104
701 N 36th St, Suite 420, Seattle, WA 98103
4500 9th Ave NE, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98105-4762
701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 4200, Seattle, WA 98104
2800 1st Avenue, Suite 309, Seattle, WA 98121
1301 Second Ave, Suite 3000, Seattle, WA 98101
999 Third Avenue, Suite 1900, Seattle, WA 98104
950 Broadway, Suite M100, Tacoma, WA 98402
22443 SE 240th Street, Suite 101, Maple Valley, WA 98038
705 2nd Avenue, Suite 1111, Seattle, WA 98104-1720
707 S Grady Way, Suite 600, Renton, WA 98057
8105 NE 140th Pl, Kirkland, WA 98034
1201 3rd Ave, Suite 1580, Seattle, WA 98101
312-E Park Heights Building, 1800 112th Avenue NE, Bellevue, WA 98004
701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 6900, Seattle, WA 98104
10800 NE 8th Street, Suite 330, Bellevue, WA 98004
1325 4th Avenue, Suite 1402, Seattle, WA 98101-2505
Graham 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