Top Medina, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1700 Seventh Ave, Suite 1810, Seattle, WA 98101
2125 Western Avenue, Suite 204, Seattle, WA 98121
3301 Hoyt Avenue, Suite A, Everett, WA 98201
904 Dwight St., Port Orchard, WA 98366
600 University Street, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98101
801 Kirkland Avenue, Suite 100, Kirkland, WA 98033
701 Fifth Ave, Suite 4700, Seattle, WA 98104
901 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98164
355 118th Ave SE, Suite 200, Bellevue, WA 98005
701 5th Avenue, 42nd Floor, Seattle, WA 98104
701 5th Ave Ste 4200, Seattle, WA 98104-7047
7100 Evergreen Way Ste E, Everett, WA 98203-5168
1420 5th Ave, Suite 2200, Seattle, WA 98101
1325 Fourth Avenue, Suite 1335, Seattle, WA 98101
3815 Woodland Park Ave. N., Suite 102, Seattle, WA 98103
701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 6900, Seattle, WA 98104
7009 212th St SW, Suite 203, Edmonds, WA 98026-7742
710 Tenth Ave. E., Seattle, WA 98102
3326 160th Ave SE, Suite 215, Bellevue, WA 98008
2540 Westlake Avenue, Suite B, Seattle, WA 98109
719 2nd Ave, Suite 1200, Seattle, WA 98104
1001 Fourth Ave, Suite 4400, Seattle, WA 98154
600 1st Avenue, Suite 102, Seattle, WA 98104
720 Seneca St, Ste 107, Seattle, WA 98101
2200 112th Avenue N.E., Suite 200, Bellevue, WA 98004
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