Top Granite Falls, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2200 6th Ave, Suite 1250, Seattle, WA 98121
2540 Westlake Avenue, Suite B, Seattle, WA 98109
401 Union Street, Suite 3400, Seattle, WA 98101
500 Union Street, Suite 847, Seattle, WA 98101
1700 Seventh Ave, Suite 1810, Seattle, WA 98101
PO Box 25642, Seattle, WA 98165
1001 Fourth Avenue, 44th Floor, Seattle, WA 98154
3815 Woodland Park Ave. N., Suite 102, Seattle, WA 98103
1001 Fourth Ave, Suite 4400, Seattle, WA 98154
1215 4th Ave, Suite 910, Seattle, WA 98161
PO Box 10033, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
1201 3rd Ave, Suite 1580, Seattle, WA 98101
200 E 3rd, PO Box 279, Ellensburg, WA 98926-0279
600 University Street, Suite 3020, Seattle, WA 98101-4105
7009 212th St SW, Suite 203, Edmonds, WA 98026-7742
1000 Second Ave., Suite 2050, Seattle, WA 98104
10800 NE 8th Street, Suite 330, Bellevue, WA 98004
9226 Bayshore Drive NW, Suite 206, Silverdale, WA 98383
701 Pike St, Suite 1625, Seattle, WA 98101
2125 Western Avenue, Suite 204, Seattle, WA 98121
1325 4th Avenue, Suite 1402, Seattle, WA 98101-2505
The PSE Building, 10885 NE 4th Street, Suite 700, Bellevue, WA 98004
600 University St, Suite 310, Seattle, WA 98101
705 Second Avenue, Suite 1500, Seattle, WA 98104
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Granite Falls 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