Top Kirkland, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
PO Box 77041, Seattle, WA 98177
19309 68th Ave S, Suite R-102, Kent, WA 98032-2112
1200 Westlake Avenue North, Suite 700, Seattle, WA 98109
1111 Third Avenue, Suite 1800, Seattle, WA 98101-4049
1126 34th Ave, Suite 309, Seattle, WA 98122
701 5th Ave Ste 4200, Seattle, WA 98104-7047
7100 Evergreen Way Ste E, Everett, WA 98203-5168
705 South 9th Street, Suite 205, Tacoma, WA 98405
1201 3rd Ave, Suite 1580, Seattle, WA 98101
1001 4th Avenue, Suite 3200, Seattle, WA 98154
4409 California Street, Suite 100, Seattle, WA 98116
705 2nd Ave, Suite 405, Seattle, WA 98104
2200 6th Ave, Suite 1250, Seattle, WA 98121
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 3340, Seattle, WA 98104
615 2nd Avenue, Suite 720, Seattle, WA 98104-2226
520 Kirkland Way, Suite 400, Kirkland, WA 98033
600 Winslow Way East, Suiet 131, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110-2438
1833 N 105th St, Suite 101, Seattle, WA 98133
805 164th St. SE, Suite 101, Mill Creek, WA 98012
600 Stewart Street, Suite 901, Seattle, WA 98101-2573
3227 Beacon Avenue S., Unit D, Seattle, WA 98144
PO Box 1856, Issaquah, WA 98027-0076
901 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98164
600 University St, Suite 310, Seattle, WA 98101
4115 South Meridian, Suite B, PO Box 731063, Puyallup, WA 98373
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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