Top Kirkland, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
705 2nd Avenue, Suite 1111, Seattle, WA 98104
710 Tenth Ave. E., Seattle, WA 98102
1001 Fourth Ave, Suite 4400, Seattle, WA 98154
4500 9th Ave NE, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98105-4762
610 Central Ave S, Kent, WA 98032
1200 5th Ave, Suite 750, Seattle, WA 98101
18617 SE 41st Ct, Issaquah, WA 98027
805 164th St. SE, Suite 101, Mill Creek, WA 98012
119 1st Avenue South, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98104
3811-A Broadway, Everett, WA 98201
3411 Colby Avenue, Everett, WA 98201-4709
11300 Roosevelt Way NE, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98125
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 3660, Seattle, WA 98104
3815 Woodland Park Ave. N., Suite 102, Seattle, WA 98103
1420 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3700, Seattle, WA 98101-9600
4000 Aurora Ave N., Suite 209, Seattle, WA 98103
1833 N 105th St, Suite 101, Seattle, WA 98133
3120 Broadway, Everett, WA 98201
600 108th Ave NE, Suite 320, Bellevue, WA 98004
5215 Ballard Avenue NW, Suite 2, Seattle, WA 98107-4838
PO Box 786, Port Orchard, WA 98366-0786
17837 1st Ave S, Suite 413, Normandy Park, WA 98148
22443 SE 240th Street, Suite 101, Maple Valley, WA 98038
707 S Grady Way, Suite 600, Renton, WA 98057
19524 Ballinger Way NE, Seattle, WA 98155
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