Top Lakebay, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
3400 188th St SW, Suite 420, Lynnwood, WA 98037
1455 NW Leary Way, Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98107
119 1st Ave S, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98104
9311 SE 36th St, Mercer Island, WA 98040
1325 Fourth Avenue, Suite 1335, Seattle, WA 98101
720 Third Avenue, Suite 2015, Seattle, WA 98104
8105 NE 140th Pl, Kirkland, WA 98034
950 Broadway, Suite M100, Tacoma, WA 98402
2800 1st Avenue, Suite 309, Seattle, WA 98121
535 East Sunset Way, Issaquah, WA 98027
1218 Third Ave, Suite 1518, Seattle, WA 98101
2018 S. Columbian Way, Seattle, WA 98108-1536
2320 130th Avenue Northeast, Suite 250, Building E, Bellevue, WA 98005
720 3rd Ave, Suite 2015, Seattle, WA 98104
119 1st Avenue South, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98104
2400 N.W. 80th Street, Suite 339, Seattle, WA 98117
719 2nd Ave, Suite 1200, Seattle, WA 98104
119 First Avenue South, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98104
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 2530, Seattle, WA 98104
631 Strander Blvd, Bldg A, Suite G, Tukwila, WA 98188
16300 Mill Creek Blvd, Suite 208, Mill Creek, WA 98012
1111 3rd Avenue, Suite 2220, Seattle, WA 98101-3213
2000 112th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA 98004-2913
1117 Tacoma Avenue South, Tacoma, WA 98402-2005
705 South 9th Street, Suite 205, Tacoma, WA 98405
Lakebay 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