Top Kent, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
520 Pike St, Suite 1001, Seattle, WA 98101-2605
2000 112th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA 98004-2913
515 W Prospect St, Seattle, WA 98119
1111 3rd Avenue, Suite 2220, Seattle, WA 98101-3213
401 Union Street, Suite 3400, Seattle, WA 98101
1730 Pottery Ave, Suite 210, Port Orchard, WA 98366
2320 130th Avenue Northeast, Suite 250, Building E, Bellevue, WA 98005
2018 S. Columbian Way, Seattle, WA 98108-1536
1218 Third Ave, Suite 1518, Seattle, WA 98101
2122 112th Ave NE, Suite A-200, Bellevue, WA 98004
1001 4th Avenue, Suite 3200, Seattle, WA 98154
705 South 9th Street, Suite 205, Tacoma, WA 98405
4409 California Street, Suite 100, Seattle, WA 98116
705 2nd Ave, Suite 405, Seattle, WA 98104
701 5th Avenue, 42nd Floor, Seattle, WA 98104
22030 7th Ave S, Suite 202, Seattle, WA 98198
4115 South Meridian, Suite B, PO Box 731063, Puyallup, WA 98373
1201 3rd Ave, Suite 1580, Seattle, WA 98101
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 2530, Seattle, WA 98104
9226 Bayshore Drive NW, Suite 206, Silverdale, WA 98383
1325 4th Avenue, Suite 1402, Seattle, WA 98101-2505
10800 NE 8th Street, Suite 330, Bellevue, WA 98004
2125 Western Avenue, Suite 204, Seattle, WA 98121
1700 Seventh Ave, Suite 1810, Seattle, WA 98101
555 Andover Park West, Suite 200, Tukwila, WA 98188
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