Top Kent, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
19309 68th Ave S, Suite R-102, Kent, WA 98032-2112
12835 Newcastle Way, Sute 301, Newcastle, WA 98056
2200 112th Avenue N.E., Suite 200, Bellevue, WA 98004
401 Union St, Suite 3300, Seattle, WA 98101
623 Dwight St, Port Orchard, WA 98366
701 5th Avenue, 42nd Floor, Seattle, WA 98104
200 Broadway, Suite 301, Seattle, WA 98122
800 Fifth Avenue, Suite 4100, Seattle, WA 98104
3002 Colby Avenue, Suite 302, Everett, WA 98201-4075
221 1st Ave W, Unit 200, Seattle, WA 98119
1420 5th Ave, Suite 2200, Seattle, WA 98101
PO Box 430, Maple Valley, WA 98038
PO Box 1856, Issaquah, WA 98027-0076
600 Stewart Street, Suite 901, Seattle, WA 98101-2573
15 S. Grady Way, Suite 230, Renton, WA 98057
569 Division Street, Suite 300, Port Orchard, WA 98366
19401 40th Ave W, Suite 340, Lynnwood, WA 98036
1833 N. 105th Street, Suite 101, Seattle, WA 98133
3227 Beacon Avenue S., Unit D, Seattle, WA 98144
705 2nd Ave, Suite 405, Seattle, WA 98104
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 2530, Seattle, WA 98104
119 First Avenue South, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98104
16300 Mill Creek Blvd, Suite 208, Mill Creek, WA 98012
1001 4th Avenue, Suite 3200, Seattle, WA 98154
705 South 9th Street, Suite 205, Tacoma, WA 98405
Kent 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