Top Granite Falls, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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
14205 SE 36th Street, Suite 100, Bellevue, WA 98006
1333 Stewart St, Seattle, WA 98109
451 SW 10th St, Suite 215, Renton, WA 98057
805 164th St. SE, Suite 101, Mill Creek, WA 98012
655 West Smith Street, Suite 210, Kent, WA 98032
3221 Oakes Avenue, Everett, WA 98201
100 2nd Avenue South, Suite 190, Edmonds, WA 98020
108 South Washington Street, 200 Delmar Building, Seattle, WA 98104
6703 South 234th Street, Suite 300, Kent, WA 98032-2903
210 Summit Avenue East, Seattle, WA 98102-5619
PO Box 94534, Seattle, WA 98124
11300 Roosevelt Way NE, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98125
6332 31st Ave NE, Suite B, Marysville, WA 98271
700 112th Ave NE, Sutie 300, Bellevue, WA 98004
1455 NW Leary Way, Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98107
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500 Denny Way, Seattle, WA 98109-5009
720 3rd Ave, Suite 2015, Seattle, WA 98104
705 2nd Avenue, Suite 1111, Seattle, WA 98104
7100 Evergreen Way Ste E, Everett, WA 98203-5168
701 5th Ave Ste 4200, Seattle, WA 98104-7047
1420 5th Ave, Suite 2200, Seattle, WA 98101
3301 Hoyt Avenue, Suite A, Everett, WA 98201
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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