Top Kirkland, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
615 2nd Avenue, Suite 720, Seattle, WA 98104-2226
520 Kirkland Way, Suite 400, Kirkland, WA 98033
2125 Western Avenue, Suite 204, Seattle, WA 98121
1700 Seventh Ave, Suite 1810, Seattle, WA 98101
1420 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2200, Seattle, WA 98101
950 Broadway, Suite M100, Tacoma, WA 98402
600 University Street, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98101
PO Box 25642, Seattle, WA 98165
1001 Fourth Avenue, 44th Floor, Seattle, WA 98154
1833 N 105th St, Suite 101, Seattle, WA 98133
PO Box 10033, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
2025 First Ave, Suite 1200, Seattle, WA 98121
200 E 3rd, PO Box 279, Ellensburg, WA 98926-0279
801 Kirkland Avenue, Suite 100, Kirkland, WA 98033
701 Pike St, Suite 1625, Seattle, WA 98101
4500 9th Ave NE, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98105-4762
4000 Aurora Ave N., Suite 209, Seattle, WA 98103
3120 Broadway, Everett, WA 98201
1750 112th Ave NE, Suite D-152, Bellevue, WA 98004
Key Bank Building, 2707 Colby Ave Suite 901, Everett, WA 98201
1215 4th Ave, Suite 910, Seattle, WA 98161
710 Tenth Ave. E., Seattle, WA 98102
3326 160th Ave SE, Suite 215, Bellevue, WA 98008
2540 Westlake Avenue, Suite B, Seattle, WA 98109
3815 Woodland Park Ave. N., Suite 102, Seattle, WA 98103
Kirkland 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