Top Maple Valley, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
705 S. 9th St, Suite 204, Tacoma, WA 98405
2122 112th Ave NE, Suite A-200A, Bellevue, WA 98004
707 S Grady Way, Suite 600, Renton, WA 98057
22443 SE 240th Street, Suite 101, Maple Valley, WA 98038
3326 160th Ave SE, Ste 215, Bellevue, WA 98008
1275 12th AVE NW, Suite 5, Issaquah, WA 98027
3326 160th Avenue SE, Ste 215, Bellevue, WA 98008
1008 South Yakima Avenue, Suite 302, Tacoma, WA 98405
904 Dwight St., Port Orchard, WA 98366
705 2nd Avenue, Suite 1111, Seattle, WA 98104-1720
1325 Fourth Avenue, Suite 1335, Seattle, WA 98101
720 3rd Ave, Suite 2015, Seattle, WA 98104
119 1st Avenue South, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98104
2400 N.W. 80th Street, Suite 339, Seattle, WA 98117
2018 S. Columbian Way, Seattle, WA 98108-1536
2000 112th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA 98004-2913
1111 3rd Avenue, Suite 2220, Seattle, WA 98101-3213
4020 Lake Washington Blvd NE, Suite 310, Kirkland, WA 98033
1730 Pottery Ave, Suite 210, Port Orchard, WA 98366
2320 130th Avenue Northeast, Suite 250, Building E, Bellevue, WA 98005
1218 Third Ave, Suite 1518, Seattle, WA 98101
1001 Fourth Ave, Seattle, WA 98154
1019 Pacific Ave, Suite 920, Tacoma, WA 98402
10740 Meridian Ave N, Suite 107, Seattle, WA 98133
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 2530, Seattle, WA 98104
Maple Valley Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in Maple Valley
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in Maple Valley and checks their standing with Washington bar associations.
Our Verification Process and Criteria
Ample Experience
Attorneys must meet stringent qualifications and prove they practice in the area of law they’re verified in.
Good Standing
Be in good standing with their bar associations and maintain a clean disciplinary record.
Annual Review
Submit to an annual review to retain their Lead Counsel Verified status.
Client Commitment
Pledge to follow the highest quality client service and ethical standards.
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