Top Granite Falls, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
718 Griffin Avenue, Suite 290, Enumclaw, WA 98022
1700 Westlake Avenue N, Suite 200, Seattle, WA 98109
1001 4th Avenue, Suite 3200, Seattle, WA 98154-1003
701 5th Avenue, 42nd Floor, Seattle, WA 98104
1455 NW Leary Way, Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98107
PO Box 430, Maple Valley, WA 98038
PO Box 70859, Seattle, WA 98127
705 2nd Avenue, Suite 1111, Seattle, WA 98104
4500 9th Ave NE, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98105-4762
623 Dwight St, Port Orchard, WA 98366
3002 Colby Avenue, Suite 302, Everett, WA 98201-4075
200 Broadway, Suite 301, Seattle, WA 98122
355 118th Ave SE, Suite 200, Bellevue, WA 98005
3400 188th St SW, Suite 420, Lynnwood, WA 98037
800 Fifth Avenue, Suite 4100, Seattle, WA 98104
535 East Sunset Way, Issaquah, WA 98027
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 2530, Seattle, WA 98104
600 Stewart Street, Suite 901, Seattle, WA 98101-2573
PO Box 1856, Issaquah, WA 98027-0076
569 Division Street, Suite 300, Port Orchard, WA 98366
19401 40th Ave W, Suite 340, Lynnwood, WA 98036
1008 South Yakima Avenue, Suite 302, Tacoma, WA 98405
1833 N. 105th Street, Suite 101, Seattle, WA 98133
3227 Beacon Avenue S., Unit D, Seattle, WA 98144
2025 First Ave, Suite 1200, Seattle, WA 98121
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