Top Maple Valley, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
100 2nd Avenue South, Suite 190, Edmonds, WA 98020
623 Dwight St, Port Orchard, WA 98366
3221 Oakes Avenue, Everett, WA 98201
210 Summit Avenue East, Seattle, WA 98102-5619
13106 SE 240th St, Suite 203, Kent, WA 98031
720 3rd Ave, Suite 2015, Seattle, WA 98104
401 Union St, Suite 3300, Seattle, WA 98101
15 S. Grady Way, Suite 230, Renton, WA 98057
569 Division Street, Suite 300, Port Orchard, WA 98366
1008 S. Yakima Ave, Ste 100, Tacoma, WA 98405
1833 N. 105th Street, Suite 101, Seattle, WA 98133
4020 Lake Washington Blvd NE, Suite 310, Kirkland, WA 98033
19401 40th Ave W, Suite 340, Lynnwood, WA 98036
3326 160th Avenue SE, Ste 215, Bellevue, WA 98008
1521 SE Piperberry Way, Suite 137, Port Orchard, WA 98366
4115 South Meridian, Suite B, PO Box 731063, Puyallup, WA 98373
701 Pike St, Suite 1625, Seattle, WA 98101
515 W Prospect St, Seattle, WA 98119
119 1st Avenue South, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98104
2320 130th Avenue Northeast, Suite 250, Building E, Bellevue, WA 98005
1111 3rd Avenue, Suite 2220, Seattle, WA 98101-3213
2400 N.W. 80th Street, Suite 339, Seattle, WA 98117
2000 112th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA 98004-2913
720 3rd Ave, Suite 2015, Seattle, WA 98104
1730 Pottery Ave, Suite 210, Port Orchard, WA 98366
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