Top Lynnwood, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
9311 SE 36th St, Mercer Island, WA 98040
119 1st Ave S, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98104
720 Third Avenue, Suite 2015, Seattle, WA 98104
506 2nd Ave, Suite 1400, Seattle, WA 98104
701 N 36th St, Suite 420, Seattle, WA 98103
559 Bay St, Port Orchard, WA 98366-5305
22030 7th Ave S, Suite 202, Seattle, WA 98198
1325 Fourth Avenue, Suite 1335, Seattle, WA 98101
555 Andover Park West, Suite 200, Tukwila, WA 98188
600 University Street, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98101
719 2nd Ave, Suite 1200, Seattle, WA 98104
411 University St, Suite 1230, Seattle, WA 98101
901 5th Ave, Suite 3200, Seattle, WA 98164
Key Bank Building, 2707 Colby Ave Suite 901, Everett, WA 98201
1750 112th Ave NE, Suite D-152, Bellevue, WA 98004
950 Broadway, Suite M100, Tacoma, WA 98402
720 Third Avenue, Suite 2015, Seattle, WA 98104
535 East Sunset Way, Issaquah, WA 98027
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 2530, Seattle, WA 98104
1425 Broadway, #412, Seattle, WA 98122-3854
14205 SE 36th Street, Suite 100, Bellevue, WA 98006
623 Dwight St, Port Orchard, WA 98366
451 SW 10th St, Suite 215, Renton, WA 98057
720 3rd Ave, Suite 2015, Seattle, WA 98104
655 West Smith Street, Suite 210, Kent, WA 98032
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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