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18617 SE 41st Ct, Issaquah, WA 98027
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 3340, Seattle, WA 98104
520 Kirkland Way, Suite 400, Kirkland, WA 98033
615 2nd Avenue, Suite 720, Seattle, WA 98104-2226
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 2530, Seattle, WA 98104
3326 160th Ave SE, Ste 215, Bellevue, WA 98008
1019 Pacific Ave, Suite 920, Tacoma, WA 98402
1275 12th AVE NW, Suite 5, Issaquah, WA 98027
600 University Street, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98101
10740 Meridian Ave N, Suite 107, Seattle, WA 98133
701 Pike St, Suite 1625, Seattle, WA 98101
515 W Prospect St, Seattle, WA 98119
3216 Wetmore Ave, Suite 207, Everett, WA 98201
1700 7th Ave, Suite 2100, Seattle, WA 98101
506 2nd Ave, Suite 1400, Seattle, WA 98104
1200 5th Ave, Suite 750, Seattle, WA 98101
4000 Aurora Ave N., Suite 209, Seattle, WA 98103
3120 Broadway, Everett, WA 98201
3815 Woodland Park Ave. N., Suite 102, Seattle, WA 98103
PO Box 786, Port Orchard, WA 98366-0786
7009 212th St SW, Suite 203, Edmonds, WA 98026-7742
710 Tenth Ave. E., Seattle, WA 98102
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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