Top Kent, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
PO Box 70859, Seattle, WA 98127
180 NW Coveland St, Coupeville, WA 98239
101 Yesler Way, Suite 603, Seattle, WA 98104
500 Denny Way, Seattle, WA 98109-5009
4500 9th Ave NE, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98105-4762
623 Dwight St, Port Orchard, WA 98366
355 118th Ave SE, Suite 200, Bellevue, WA 98005
3400 188th St SW, Suite 420, Lynnwood, WA 98037
8105 NE 140th Pl, Kirkland, WA 98034
1301 2nd Ave, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98101
1301 Second Ave, Suite 3000, Seattle, WA 98101
999 Third Avenue, Suite 1900, Seattle, WA 98104
535 East Sunset Way, Issaquah, WA 98027
904 Dwight St., Port Orchard, WA 98366
701 Fifth Ave, Suite 4700, Seattle, WA 98104
10740 Meridian Ave N, Suite 107, Seattle, WA 98133
1019 Pacific Ave, Suite 920, Tacoma, WA 98402
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 2530, Seattle, WA 98104
1420 5th Ave, Suite 2200, Seattle, WA 98101
1521 SE Piperberry Way, Suite 137, Port Orchard, WA 98366
2025 First Ave, Suite 1200, Seattle, WA 98121
1325 Fourth Avenue, Suite 1335, Seattle, WA 98101
PO Box 85110, Seattle, WA 98145-1110
600 University Street, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98101
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