Top Lakewood, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
9924 4th Ave W, Everett, WA 98204
9311 SE 36th St, Mercer Island, WA 98040
119 1st Ave S, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98104
701 N 36th St, Suite 420, Seattle, WA 98103
1117 Tacoma Avenue S., Tacoma, WA 98402-2005
2800 1st Avenue, Suite 309, Seattle, WA 98121
3216 Wetmore Ave, Suite 207, Everett, WA 98201
210 Summit Avenue East, Seattle, WA 98102-5619
705 South 9th Street, Suite 205, Tacoma, WA 98405
1001 4th Avenue, Suite 3200, Seattle, WA 98154
4409 California Street, Suite 100, Seattle, WA 98116
3400 188th St SW, Suite 420, Lynnwood, WA 98037
1455 NW Leary Way, Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98107
PO Box 430, Maple Valley, WA 98038
8105 NE 140th Pl, Kirkland, WA 98034
950 Broadway, Suite M100, Tacoma, WA 98402
1102 Broadway, Suite 510, Tacoma, WA 98402
719 2nd Ave, Suite 1200, Seattle, WA 98104
PO Box 5519, Everett, WA 98206
337 Park Avenue North, Renton, WA 98055
1111 3rd Avenue, Suite 2220, Seattle, WA 98101-3213
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
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