Top Lakewood, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
700 112th Ave NE, Sutie 300, Bellevue, WA 98004
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11300 Roosevelt Way NE, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98125
6332 31st Ave NE, Suite B, Marysville, WA 98271
337 Park Avenue North, Renton, WA 98055
6303 Wetmore Ave, Everett, WA 98203
1325 Fourth Avenue, Suite 1335, Seattle, WA 98101
1000 2nd Avenue, Suite 3500, Seattle, WA 98104
1420 5th Ave, Suite 2200, Seattle, WA 98101
1301 Second Ave, Suite 3000, Seattle, WA 98101
999 Third Avenue, Suite 1900, Seattle, WA 98104
PO Box 2697, Seattle, WA 98116
600 University St, Suite 310, Seattle, WA 98101
4020 Lake Washington Blvd NE, Suite 310, Kirkland, WA 98033
3326 160th Avenue SE, Ste 215, Bellevue, WA 98008
938 Broadway, Tacoma, WA 98402
1001 Fourth Ave, Seattle, WA 98154
1201 Pacific Ave, Suite 600, Tacoma, WA 98402
600 1st Avenue, Suite 102, Seattle, WA 98104
720 Seneca St, Ste 107, Seattle, WA 98101
950 Broadway, Suite M100, Tacoma, WA 98402
2025 First Ave, Suite 1200, Seattle, WA 98121
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221 1st Ave W, Unit 200, Seattle, WA 98119
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