Top Lakewood, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
986 ZYX Street, Suite 452, Lynnwood, WA 98036
12835 Newcastle Way, Sute 301, Newcastle, WA 98056
1117 Tacoma Avenue S., Tacoma, WA 98402-2005
200 Broadway, Suite 301, Seattle, WA 98122
800 Fifth Avenue, Suite 4100, Seattle, WA 98104
3002 Colby Avenue, Suite 302, Everett, WA 98201-4075
1420 5th Ave, Suite 2200, Seattle, WA 98101
1008 S. Yakima Ave, Ste 100, Tacoma, WA 98405
210 Summit Avenue East, Seattle, WA 98102-5619
6303 Wetmore Ave, Everett, WA 98203
1833 N. 105th Street, Suite 101, Seattle, WA 98133
1325 Fourth Avenue, Suite 1335, Seattle, WA 98101
2200 112th Avenue N.E., Suite 200, Bellevue, WA 98004
600 University Street, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98101
705 South 9th Street, Suite 205, Tacoma, WA 98405
13106 SE 240th St, Suite 203, Kent, WA 98031
801 Kirkland Avenue, Suite 100, Kirkland, WA 98033
901 5th Ave, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98164
1008 South Yakima Avenue, Suite 302, Tacoma, WA 98405
1102 Broadway, Suite 510, Tacoma, WA 98402
19401 40th Ave W, Suite 340, Lynnwood, WA 98036
3326 160th Avenue SE, Ste 215, Bellevue, WA 98008
119 First Avenue South, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98104
16300 Mill Creek Blvd, Suite 208, Mill Creek, WA 98012
119 1st Avenue South, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98104
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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