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520 Pike St, Suite 2350, Seattle, WA 98101
PO Box 77041, Seattle, WA 98177
1809 7th Ave, Suite 1110, Seattle, WA 98101
999 Third Avenue, Suite 1900, Seattle, WA 98104
1301 2nd Ave, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98101
1301 Second Ave, Suite 3000, Seattle, WA 98101
559 Bay St, Port Orchard, WA 98366-5305
1425 Broadway, #412, Seattle, WA 98122-3854
14205 SE 36th Street, Suite 100, Bellevue, WA 98006
451 SW 10th St, Suite 215, Renton, WA 98057
4215 198th St SW, Suite 102, Lynnwood, WA 98036
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PO Box 11276, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
2000 112th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA 98004-2913
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119 1st Avenue South, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98104
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1008 South Yakima Avenue, Suite 302, Tacoma, WA 98405
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720 3rd Ave, Suite 2015, Seattle, WA 98104
1218 Third Ave, Suite 1518, Seattle, WA 98101
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Lake Stevens 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