Top Kent, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
4409 California Street, Suite 100, Seattle, WA 98116
401 Union St, Suite 1400, Seattle, WA 98101
926 Sydney Ave, Port Orchard, WA 98366
PO Box 5519, Everett, WA 98206
13036 SE Kent-Kangley Rd, 455, Kent, WA 98030
155 NE 100th St, Suite 205, Seattle, WA 98125
180 NW Coveland St, Coupeville, WA 98239
2470 Westlake Ave N, Suite 201, Seattle, WA 98109
600 Winslow Way East, Suiet 131, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110-2438
1008 South Yakima Avenue, Suite 302, Tacoma, WA 98405
337 Park Avenue North, Renton, WA 98055
19000 33rd Ave W, Suite 100, Lynnwood, WA 98036
1111 3rd Avenue, Suite 2220, Seattle, WA 98101-3213
2000 112th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA 98004-2913
PO Box 11276, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
2320 130th Avenue Northeast, Suite 250, Building E, Bellevue, WA 98005
PO Box 85110, Seattle, WA 98145-1110
1218 Third Ave, Suite 1518, Seattle, WA 98101
720 3rd Ave, Suite 2015, Seattle, WA 98104
119 1st Avenue South, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98104
2400 N.W. 80th Street, Suite 339, Seattle, WA 98117
2018 S. Columbian Way, Seattle, WA 98108-1536
1730 Pottery Ave, Suite 210, Port Orchard, WA 98366
4115 South Meridian, Suite B, PO Box 731063, Puyallup, WA 98373
1521 SE Piperberry Way, Suite 137, Port Orchard, WA 98366
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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