Top Lake Forest Park, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
4409 California Street, Suite 100, Seattle, WA 98116
705 South 9th Street, Suite 205, Tacoma, WA 98405
600 Stewart Street, Suites 300 & 400, Seattle, WA 98101
705 2nd Ave, Suite 405, Seattle, WA 98104
22030 7th Ave S, Suite 202, Seattle, WA 98198
104 Tremont St, Suite 240, Port Orchard, WA 98366
3301 Hoyt Avenue, Suite A, Everett, WA 98201
1008 South Yakima Avenue, Suite 302, Tacoma, WA 98405
600 108th Ave NE, Suite 320, Bellevue, WA 98004
600 Winslow Way East, Suiet 131, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110-2438
PO Box 70859, Seattle, WA 98127
1700 Westlake Avenue N, Suite 200, Seattle, WA 98109
355 118th Ave SE, Suite 200, Bellevue, WA 98005
701 5th Ave Ste 4200, Seattle, WA 98104-7047
7100 Evergreen Way Ste E, Everett, WA 98203-5168
3400 188th St SW, Suite 420, Lynnwood, WA 98037
8105 NE 140th Pl, Kirkland, WA 98034
710 Tenth Ave. E., Seattle, WA 98102
1455 NW Leary Way, Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98107
3815 Woodland Park Ave. N., Suite 102, Seattle, WA 98103
2800 1st Avenue, Suite 309, Seattle, WA 98121
1833 N 105th St, Suite 101, Seattle, WA 98133
3326 160th Ave SE, Suite 215, Bellevue, WA 98008
7009 212th St SW, Suite 203, Edmonds, WA 98026-7742
2540 Westlake Avenue, Suite B, Seattle, WA 98109
Lake Forest Park 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