Top Lynnwood, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
411 University St, Suite 1230, Seattle, WA 98101
5215 Ballard Avenue NW, Suite 2, Seattle, WA 98107-4838
PO Box 786, Port Orchard, WA 98366-0786
1200 6th Ave, Suite 850, Seattle, WA 98101
600 Stewart Street, Suite 901, Seattle, WA 98101-2573
PO Box 15980, Seattle, WA 98115-0980
PO Box 1856, Issaquah, WA 98027-0076
718 Griffin Avenue, Suite 290, Enumclaw, WA 98022
1001 Fourth Ave, Seattle, WA 98154
600 1st Avenue, Suite 102, Seattle, WA 98104
720 Seneca St, Ste 107, Seattle, WA 98101
2025 First Ave, Suite 1200, Seattle, WA 98121
901 5th Ave, Suite 3200, Seattle, WA 98164
1201 Pacific Ave, Suite 600, Tacoma, WA 98402
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
1333 Stewart St, Seattle, WA 98109
805 164th St. SE, Suite 101, Mill Creek, WA 98012
655 West Smith Street, Suite 210, Kent, WA 98032
100 2nd Avenue South, Suite 190, Edmonds, WA 98020
11300 Roosevelt Way NE, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98125
3221 Oakes Avenue, Everett, WA 98201
108 South Washington Street, 200 Delmar Building, Seattle, WA 98104
6703 South 234th Street, Suite 300, Kent, WA 98032-2903
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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