Top Maple Valley, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
9924 4th Ave W, Everett, WA 98204
PO Box 77041, Seattle, WA 98177
155 NE 100th St, Suite 205, Seattle, WA 98125
8105 NE 140th Pl, Kirkland, WA 98034
701 5th Avenue, 42nd Floor, Seattle, WA 98104
22030 7th Ave S, Suite 202, Seattle, WA 98198
4115 South Meridian, Suite B, PO Box 731063, Puyallup, WA 98373
555 Andover Park West, Suite 200, Tukwila, WA 98188
701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 6900, Seattle, WA 98104
119 1st Avenue South, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98104
600 University Street, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98101
559 Bay St, Port Orchard, WA 98366-5305
801 Kirkland Avenue, Suite 100, Kirkland, WA 98033
210 Summit Avenue East, Seattle, WA 98102-5619
14205 SE 36th Street, Suite 100, Bellevue, WA 98006
451 SW 10th St, Suite 215, Renton, WA 98057
2200 112th Avenue N.E., Suite 200, Bellevue, WA 98004
926 Sydney Ave, Port Orchard, WA 98366
401 Union St, Suite 3300, Seattle, WA 98101
6303 Wetmore Ave, Everett, WA 98203
950 Broadway, Suite M100, Tacoma, WA 98402
1008 S. Yakima Ave, Ste 100, Tacoma, WA 98405
1425 Broadway, #412, Seattle, WA 98122-3854
719 2nd Ave, Suite 1200, Seattle, WA 98104
515 W Prospect St, Seattle, WA 98119
Maple Valley 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