Top Lakebay, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
748 Market St, Suite 147, Tacoma, WA 98402
4020 Lake Washington Blvd NE, Suite 310, Kirkland, WA 98033
4115 South Meridian, Suite B, PO Box 731063, Puyallup, WA 98373
3326 160th Avenue SE, Ste 215, Bellevue, WA 98008
22030 7th Ave S, Suite 202, Seattle, WA 98198
17837 1st Ave S, Suite 413, Normandy Park, WA 98148
6720 Fort Dent Way, Suite 230, Tukwila, WA 98188
1008 South Yakima Avenue, Suite 302, Tacoma, WA 98405
PO Box 15980, Seattle, WA 98115-0980
5215 Ballard Avenue NW, Suite 2, Seattle, WA 98107-4838
1102 Broadway, Suite 510, Tacoma, WA 98402
535 East Sunset Way, Issaquah, WA 98027
2800 1st Avenue, Suite 309, Seattle, WA 98121
1425 Broadway, #412, Seattle, WA 98122-3854
451 SW 10th St, Suite 215, Renton, WA 98057
4500 9th Ave NE, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98105-4762
PO Box 70859, Seattle, WA 98127
14205 SE 36th Street, Suite 100, Bellevue, WA 98006
355 118th Ave SE, Suite 200, Bellevue, WA 98005
18617 SE 41st Ct, Issaquah, WA 98027
1000 Second Avenue, Suite 3000, Seattle, WA 98104
3400 188th St SW, Suite 420, Lynnwood, WA 98037
2125 Western Avenue, Suite 330, Seattle, WA 98121
1455 NW Leary Way, Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98107
950 Broadway, Suite M100, Tacoma, WA 98402
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