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5215 Ballard Avenue NW, Suite 2, Seattle, WA 98107-4838
PO Box 786, Port Orchard, WA 98366-0786
PO Box 15980, Seattle, WA 98115-0980
401 Union St, Suite 3300, Seattle, WA 98101
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800 Fifth Avenue, Suite 4100, Seattle, WA 98104
701 5th Avenue, 42nd Floor, Seattle, WA 98104
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535 East Sunset Way, Issaquah, WA 98027
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 2530, Seattle, WA 98104
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1833 N. 105th Street, Suite 101, Seattle, WA 98133
19401 40th Ave W, Suite 340, Lynnwood, WA 98036
1145 Broadway, Suite 612, Tacoma, WA 98403
623 Dwight St, Port Orchard, WA 98366
3227 Beacon Avenue S., Unit D, Seattle, WA 98144
13106 SE 240th St, Suite 203, Kent, WA 98031
2025 First Ave, Suite 1200, Seattle, WA 98121
33919 9th Avenue S, Suite 101B, Federal Way, WA 98003-6736
409 N Water Street, Ellensburg, WA 98926-3608
720 3rd Ave, Suite 2015, Seattle, WA 98104
9800 Harbour Place, Suite 204, Mukilteo, WA 98275
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Langley 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