Top Marysville, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
610 Central Ave S, Kent, WA 98032
701 Pike St, Suite 1625, Seattle, WA 98101
600 Stewart Street, Suites 300 & 400, Seattle, WA 98101
409 N Water Street, Ellensburg, WA 98926-3608
33919 9th Avenue S, Suite 101B, Federal Way, WA 98003-6736
11300 Roosevelt Way NE, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98125
1420 5th Ave, Suite 2200, Seattle, WA 98101
400 University St, 3rd Floor, Seattle, WA 98101
10885 NE 4th Street, Suite 700, Bellevue, WA 98004
18617 SE 41st Ct, Issaquah, WA 98027
705 Second Avenue, Suite 1500, Seattle, WA 98104
600 University Street, Suite 3020, Seattle, WA 98101-4105
1498 Pacific Ave, Suite 520, Tacoma, WA 98401
1000 Second Ave., Suite 2050, Seattle, WA 98104
3120 Broadway, Everett, WA 98201
4000 Aurora Ave N., Suite 209, Seattle, WA 98103
600 Winslow Way East, Suiet 131, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110-2438
600 108th Ave NE, Suite 320, Bellevue, WA 98004
710 2nd Avenue, Suite 700, Seattle, WA 98104-1724
1126 34th Ave, Suite 309, Seattle, WA 98122
1111 Third Avenue, Suite 1800, Seattle, WA 98101-4049
2122 112th Ave NE, Suite A-200, Bellevue, WA 98004
10740 Meridian Ave N, Suite 107, Seattle, WA 98133
3326 160th Ave SE, Ste 215, Bellevue, WA 98008
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 2530, Seattle, WA 98104
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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