Top Maple Valley, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2320 130th Avenue Northeast, Suite 250, Building E, Bellevue, WA 98005
1730 Pottery Ave, Suite 210, Port Orchard, WA 98366
PO Box 15980, Seattle, WA 98115-0980
1019 Pacific Ave, Suite 920, Tacoma, WA 98402
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 2530, Seattle, WA 98104
1001 Fourth Ave, Seattle, WA 98154
5215 Ballard Avenue NW, Suite 2, Seattle, WA 98107-4838
10740 Meridian Ave N, Suite 107, Seattle, WA 98133
705 2nd Ave, Suite 405, Seattle, WA 98104
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 2530, Seattle, WA 98104
119 First Avenue South, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98104
16300 Mill Creek Blvd, Suite 208, Mill Creek, WA 98012
720 Third Avenue, Suite 2015, Seattle, WA 98104
6703 S 234th St, Suite 130, Kent, WA 98032
104 Tremont St, Suite 240, Port Orchard, WA 98366
2125 Western Avenue, Suite 204, Seattle, WA 98121
1325 4th Avenue, Suite 1402, Seattle, WA 98101-2505
1700 Seventh Ave, Suite 1810, Seattle, WA 98101
1498 Pacific Ave, Suite 520, Tacoma, WA 98401
1102 Broadway, Suite 500, Tacoma, WA 98402
1000 Second Ave., Suite 2050, Seattle, WA 98104
705 Second Avenue, Suite 1500, Seattle, WA 98104
13106 SE 240th St, Suite 203, Kent, WA 98031
9311 SE 36th St, Mercer Island, WA 98040
600 University Street, Suite 3020, Seattle, WA 98101-4105
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