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1333 Stewart St, Seattle, WA 98109
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3301 Hoyt Avenue, Suite A, Everett, WA 98201
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PO Box 2697, Seattle, WA 98116
600 Stewart Street, Suite 901, Seattle, WA 98101-2573
PO Box 1856, Issaquah, WA 98027-0076
7009 212th St SW, Suite 203, Edmonds, WA 98026-7742
180 NW Coveland St, Coupeville, WA 98239
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PO Box 5519, Everett, WA 98206
337 Park Avenue North, Renton, WA 98055
1001 Fourth Ave, Seattle, WA 98154
411 University St, Suite 1230, Seattle, WA 98101
5215 Ballard Avenue NW, Suite 2, Seattle, WA 98107-4838
1001 Fourth Ave, Suite 4400, Seattle, WA 98154
1200 6th Ave, Suite 850, Seattle, WA 98101
PO Box 15980, Seattle, WA 98115-0980
1420 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2200, Seattle, WA 98101
2025 First Ave, Suite 1200, Seattle, WA 98121
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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