Top Granite Falls, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
5215 Ballard Avenue NW, Suite 2, Seattle, WA 98107-4838
PO Box 15980, Seattle, WA 98115-0980
7009 212th St SW, Suite 203, Edmonds, WA 98026-7742
PO Box 786, Port Orchard, WA 98366-0786
926 Sydney Ave, Port Orchard, WA 98366
22030 7th Ave S, Suite 202, Seattle, WA 98198
515 W Prospect St, Seattle, WA 98119
PO Box 430, Maple Valley, WA 98038
119 1st Avenue South, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98104
3221 Oakes Avenue, Everett, WA 98201
108 South Washington Street, 200 Delmar Building, Seattle, WA 98104
1200 5th Ave, Suite 750, Seattle, WA 98101
210 Summit Avenue East, Seattle, WA 98102-5619
1700 7th Ave, Suite 2100, Seattle, WA 98101
600 University Street, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98101
1425 Broadway, #412, Seattle, WA 98122-3854
3120 Broadway, Everett, WA 98201
801 Kirkland Avenue, Suite 100, Kirkland, WA 98033
4000 Aurora Ave N., Suite 209, Seattle, WA 98103
14205 SE 36th Street, Suite 100, Bellevue, WA 98006
451 SW 10th St, Suite 215, Renton, WA 98057
PO Box 70859, Seattle, WA 98127
520 Pike St, Suite 1001, Seattle, WA 98101-2605
1126 34th Ave, Suite 309, Seattle, WA 98122
1111 Third Avenue, Suite 1800, Seattle, WA 98101-4049
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