Top Kent, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
22443 SE 240th Street, Suite 101, Maple Valley, WA 98038
7009 212th St SW, Suite 203, Edmonds, WA 98026-7742
2540 Westlake Avenue, Suite B, Seattle, WA 98109
1325 4th Avenue, Suite 1402, Seattle, WA 98101-2505
3326 160th Ave SE, Suite 215, Bellevue, WA 98008
10800 NE 8th Street, Suite 330, Bellevue, WA 98004
2125 Western Avenue, Suite 204, Seattle, WA 98121
1325 Fourth Avenue, Suite 1335, Seattle, WA 98101
119 1st Avenue South, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98104
1700 Seventh Ave, Suite 1810, Seattle, WA 98101
701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3600, Seattle, WA 98104
1001 Fourth Ave, Suite 4400, Seattle, WA 98154
The PSE Building, 10885 NE 4th Street, Suite 700, Bellevue, WA 98004
1000 Second Ave., Suite 2050, Seattle, WA 98104
1102 Broadway, Suite 500, Tacoma, WA 98402
1498 Pacific Ave, Suite 520, Tacoma, WA 98401
705 Second Avenue, Suite 1500, Seattle, WA 98104
600 University Street, Suite 3020, Seattle, WA 98101-4105
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 3660, Seattle, WA 98104
9226 Bayshore Drive NW, Suite 206, Silverdale, WA 98383
600 1st Avenue, Suite 102, Seattle, WA 98104
720 Seneca St, Ste 107, Seattle, WA 98101
6703 S 234th St, Suite 130, Kent, WA 98032
2025 First Ave, Suite 1200, Seattle, WA 98121
2200 112th Avenue N.E., Suite 200, Bellevue, WA 98004
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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