Top Kent, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
104 Tremont St, Suite 240, Port Orchard, WA 98366
500 Denny Way, Seattle, WA 98109-5009
1455 NW Leary Way, Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98107
11300 Roosevelt Way NE, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98125
210 Summit Avenue East, Seattle, WA 98102-5619
2800 1st Avenue, Suite 309, Seattle, WA 98121
3216 Wetmore Ave, Suite 207, Everett, WA 98201
PO Box 70859, Seattle, WA 98127
101 Yesler Way, Suite 603, Seattle, WA 98104
701 Fifth Ave, Suite 4700, Seattle, WA 98104
901 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98164
1420 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2200, Seattle, WA 98101
3400 188th St SW, Suite 420, Lynnwood, WA 98037
1325 Fourth Avenue, Suite 1335, Seattle, WA 98101
8105 NE 140th Pl, Kirkland, WA 98034
600 University Street, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98101
1008 S. Yakima Ave, Ste 100, Tacoma, WA 98405
719 2nd Ave, Suite 1200, Seattle, WA 98104
904 Dwight St., Port Orchard, WA 98366
1700 7th Ave, Suite 2100, Seattle, WA 98101
6303 Wetmore Ave, Everett, WA 98203
2025 First Ave, Suite 1200, Seattle, WA 98121
901 5th Ave, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98164
1750 112th Ave NE, Suite D-152, Bellevue, WA 98004
13106 SE 240th St, Suite 203, Kent, WA 98031
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