Top Medina, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1333 Stewart St, Seattle, WA 98109
3411 Colby Avenue, Everett, WA 98201-4709
1001 Fourth Ave, Seattle, WA 98154
701 Fifth Ave, Suite 4700, Seattle, WA 98104
926 Sydney Ave, Port Orchard, WA 98366
1420 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2200, Seattle, WA 98101
22030 7th Ave S, Suite 202, Seattle, WA 98198
600 Stewart Street, Suites 300 & 400, Seattle, WA 98101
515 W Prospect St, Seattle, WA 98119
925 Fourth Ave, Suite 3800, Seattle, WA 98104
600 1st Avenue, Suite 102, Seattle, WA 98104
720 Seneca St, Ste 107, Seattle, WA 98101
1201 Pacific Ave, Suite 600, Tacoma, WA 98402
119 1st Avenue South, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98104
559 Bay St, Port Orchard, WA 98366-5305
4000 Aurora Ave N., Suite 209, Seattle, WA 98103
600 University Street, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98101
PO Box 70859, Seattle, WA 98127
1425 Broadway, #412, Seattle, WA 98122-3854
801 Kirkland Avenue, Suite 100, Kirkland, WA 98033
701 Pike St, Suite 1625, Seattle, WA 98101
3120 Broadway, Everett, WA 98201
14205 SE 36th Street, Suite 100, Bellevue, WA 98006
600 108th Ave NE, Suite 320, Bellevue, WA 98004
451 SW 10th St, Suite 215, Renton, WA 98057
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