Top Lynnwood, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
999 Third Avenue, Suite 3900, Seattle, WA 98104-4040
19303 44th Avenue West, Suite A, Lynnwood, WA 98036-5664
215 NE 40th St, Suite C3, Seattle, WA 98105
3411 Colby Avenue, Everett, WA 98201-4709
2540 Westlake Avenue, Suite B, Seattle, WA 98109
3326 160th Ave SE, Suite 215, Bellevue, WA 98008
710 Tenth Ave. E., Seattle, WA 98102
3815 Woodland Park Ave. N., Suite 102, Seattle, WA 98103
19000 33rd Ave W, Suite 100, Lynnwood, WA 98036
155 NE 100th St, Suite 205, Seattle, WA 98125
2470 Westlake Ave N, Suite 201, Seattle, WA 98109
1001 Fourth Ave, Suite 4400, Seattle, WA 98154
1833 N 105th St, Suite 101, Seattle, WA 98133
13036 SE Kent-Kangley Rd, 455, Kent, WA 98030
7009 212th St SW, Suite 203, Edmonds, WA 98026-7742
515 W Prospect St, Seattle, WA 98119
610 Central Ave S, Kent, WA 98032
400 NW Gilman Blvd, PO Box 906, Issaquah, WA 98027
1200 5th Ave, Suite 750, Seattle, WA 98101
PO Box 430, Maple Valley, WA 98038
3811-A Broadway, Everett, WA 98201
119 1st Avenue South, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98104
600 University Street, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98101
1700 7th Ave, Suite 2100, Seattle, WA 98101
3120 Broadway, Everett, WA 98201
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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