Top Lakewood, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
607 SW Grady Way, Suite 325, Renton, WA 98057
13036 SE Kent-Kangley Rd, 455, Kent, WA 98030
2470 Westlake Ave N, Suite 201, Seattle, WA 98109
155 NE 100th St, Suite 205, Seattle, WA 98125
411 University St, Suite 1230, Seattle, WA 98101
19000 33rd Ave W, Suite 100, Lynnwood, WA 98036
3815 Woodland Park Ave. N., Suite 102, Seattle, WA 98103
707 S Grady Way, Suite 600, Renton, WA 98057
1001 Fourth Ave, Suite 4400, Seattle, WA 98154
1200 6th Ave, Suite 850, Seattle, WA 98101
7009 212th St SW, Suite 203, Edmonds, WA 98026-7742
PO Box 5519, Everett, WA 98206
938 Broadway, Tacoma, WA 98402
337 Park Avenue North, Renton, WA 98055
506 2nd Ave, Suite 1400, Seattle, WA 98104
108 South Washington Street, 200 Delmar Building, Seattle, WA 98104
11300 Roosevelt Way NE, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98125
100 2nd Avenue South, Suite 190, Edmonds, WA 98020
3221 Oakes Avenue, Everett, WA 98201
210 Summit Avenue East, Seattle, WA 98102-5619
2125 Western Ave, Suite 330, Seattle, WA 98121-2114
400 University St, 3rd Floor, Seattle, WA 98101
3227 Beacon Ave S, Suite D, Seattle, WA 98144
720 Third Avenue, Suite 2015, Seattle, WA 98104
728 Pacific Ave, Ste. 220, Tacoma, WA 98402
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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