Top Maltby, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
11300 Roosevelt Way NE, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98125
1001 Fourth Ave, Suite 4400, Seattle, WA 98154
7009 212th St SW, Suite 203, Edmonds, WA 98026-7742
400 NW Gilman Blvd, PO Box 906, Issaquah, WA 98027
3811-A Broadway, Everett, WA 98201
720 3rd Ave, Suite 2015, Seattle, WA 98104
805 164th St. SE, Suite 101, Mill Creek, WA 98012
1000 2nd Avenue, Suite 3500, Seattle, WA 98104
221 1st Ave W, Unit 200, Seattle, WA 98119
600 Stewart Street, Suite 901, Seattle, WA 98101-2573
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411 University St, Suite 1230, Seattle, WA 98101
1117 Tacoma Avenue South, Tacoma, WA 98402-2005
1200 6th Ave, Suite 850, Seattle, WA 98101
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600 Stewart Street, Suites 300 & 400, Seattle, WA 98101
925 Fourth Ave, Suite 3800, Seattle, WA 98104
600 1st Avenue, Suite 102, Seattle, WA 98104
720 Seneca St, Ste 107, Seattle, WA 98101
1201 Pacific Ave, Suite 600, 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