Top Lakewood, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2400 N.W. 80th Street, Suite 339, Seattle, WA 98117
2320 130th Avenue Northeast, Suite 250, Building E, Bellevue, WA 98005
1111 3rd Avenue, Suite 2220, Seattle, WA 98101-3213
515 W Prospect St, Seattle, WA 98119
720 3rd Ave, Suite 2015, Seattle, WA 98104
2000 112th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA 98004-2913
2018 S. Columbian Way, Seattle, WA 98108-1536
1218 Third Ave, Suite 1518, Seattle, WA 98101
1001 4th Avenue, Suite 3200, Seattle, WA 98154
4020 Lake Washington Blvd NE, Suite 310, Kirkland, WA 98033
4409 California Street, Suite 100, Seattle, WA 98116
1001 Fourth Ave, Seattle, WA 98154
705 2nd Ave, Suite 405, Seattle, WA 98104
4115 South Meridian, Suite B, PO Box 731063, Puyallup, WA 98373
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 2530, Seattle, WA 98104
506 2nd Ave, Suite 1400, Seattle, WA 98104
9311 SE 36th St, Mercer Island, WA 98040
119 1st Ave S, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98104
719 2nd Ave, Suite 1200, Seattle, WA 98104
720 Third Avenue, Suite 2015, Seattle, WA 98104
701 N 36th St, Suite 420, Seattle, WA 98103
555 Andover Park West, Suite 200, Tukwila, WA 98188
PO Box 70859, Seattle, WA 98127
4215 198th St SW, Suite 102, Lynnwood, WA 98036
1333 Stewart St, Seattle, WA 98109
Lakewood 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