Top Lakewood, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
PO Box 1856, Issaquah, WA 98027-0076
600 Stewart Street, Suite 901, Seattle, WA 98101-2573
3326 160th Ave SE, Suite 215, Bellevue, WA 98008
2540 Westlake Avenue, Suite B, Seattle, WA 98109
1201 Pacific Ave, Suite 600, Tacoma, WA 98402
411 University St, Suite 1230, Seattle, WA 98101
710 Tenth Ave. E., Seattle, WA 98102
728 Pacific Ave, Ste. 220, Tacoma, WA 98402
3815 Woodland Park Ave. N., Suite 102, Seattle, WA 98103
720 Seneca St, Ste 107, Seattle, WA 98101
22443 SE 240th Street, Suite 101, Maple Valley, WA 98038
600 1st Avenue, Suite 102, Seattle, WA 98104
3120 Broadway, Everett, WA 98201
705 2nd Avenue, Suite 1111, Seattle, WA 98104-1720
400 University St, 3rd Floor, Seattle, WA 98101
707 S Grady Way, Suite 600, Renton, WA 98057
701 Pike St, Suite 1625, Seattle, WA 98101
11300 Roosevelt Way NE, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98125
1117 Tacoma Avenue S., Tacoma, WA 98402-2005
500 Denny Way, Seattle, WA 98109-5009
506 2nd Ave, Suite 1400, Seattle, WA 98104
1455 NW Leary Way, Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98107
748 Market St, Suite 147, Tacoma, WA 98402
720 3rd Ave, Suite 2015, Seattle, WA 98104
1000 2nd Avenue, Suite 3500, Seattle, WA 98104
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