Top Medina, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1008 S. Yakima Ave, Ste 100, Tacoma, WA 98405
720 Third Avenue, Suite 2015, Seattle, WA 98104
3326 160th Ave SE, Ste 215, Bellevue, WA 98008
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22443 SE 240th Street, Suite 101, Maple Valley, WA 98038
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705 2nd Avenue, Suite 1111, Seattle, WA 98104-1720
1275 12th AVE NW, Suite 5, Issaquah, WA 98027
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17837 1st Ave S, Suite 413, Normandy Park, WA 98148
4020 Lake Washington Blvd NE, Suite 310, Kirkland, WA 98033
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1000 2nd Ave, Suite 2530, Seattle, WA 98104
5215 Ballard Avenue NW, Suite 2, Seattle, WA 98107-4838
10740 Meridian Ave N, Suite 107, Seattle, WA 98133
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6720 Fort Dent Way, Suite 230, Tukwila, WA 98188
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2025 First Ave, Suite 1200, Seattle, WA 98121
13106 SE 240th St, Suite 203, Kent, WA 98031
506 2nd Ave, Suite 1400, Seattle, WA 98104
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Medina 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