Top Maple Valley, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
610 Central Ave S, Kent, WA 98032
1111 Third Avenue, Suite 1800, Seattle, WA 98101-4049
1126 34th Ave, Suite 309, Seattle, WA 98122
701 5th Ave Ste 4200, Seattle, WA 98104-7047
2122 112th Ave NE, Suite A-200, Bellevue, WA 98004
710 2nd Avenue, Suite 700, Seattle, WA 98104-1724
7100 Evergreen Way Ste E, Everett, WA 98203-5168
1201 3rd Ave, Suite 1580, Seattle, WA 98101
615 2nd Avenue, Suite 720, Seattle, WA 98104-2226
10800 NE 8th Street, Suite 330, Bellevue, WA 98004
805 164th St. SE, Suite 101, Mill Creek, WA 98012
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
3815 Woodland Park Ave. N., Suite 102, Seattle, WA 98103
PO Box 1856, Issaquah, WA 98027-0076
1833 N 105th St, Suite 101, Seattle, WA 98133
600 Stewart Street, Suite 901, Seattle, WA 98101-2573
3326 160th Ave SE, Suite 215, Bellevue, WA 98008
7009 212th St SW, Suite 203, Edmonds, WA 98026-7742
2540 Westlake Avenue, Suite B, Seattle, WA 98109
710 Tenth Ave. E., Seattle, WA 98102
1001 Fourth Ave, Suite 4400, Seattle, WA 98154
400 University St, 3rd Floor, Seattle, WA 98101
11300 Roosevelt Way NE, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98125
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