Top Mercer Island, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1700 Seventh Ave, Suite 1810, Seattle, WA 98101
1420 5th Ave, Suite 2200, Seattle, WA 98101
701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3600, Seattle, WA 98104
3301 Hoyt Avenue, Suite A, Everett, WA 98201
705 Second Avenue, Suite 1500, Seattle, WA 98104
1000 Second Ave., Suite 2050, Seattle, WA 98104
600 University Street, Suite 3020, Seattle, WA 98101-4105
1102 Broadway, Suite 500, Tacoma, WA 98402
1498 Pacific Ave, Suite 520, Tacoma, WA 98401
9226 Bayshore Drive NW, Suite 206, Silverdale, WA 98383
1521 SE Piperberry Way, Suite 137, Port Orchard, WA 98366
The PSE Building, 10885 NE 4th Street, Suite 700, Bellevue, WA 98004
705 2nd Avenue, Suite 1111, Seattle, WA 98104
1001 Fourth Ave, Suite 4400, Seattle, WA 98154
701 5th Ave, Suite 6100, Seattle, WA 98104
10900 Northeast 4th Street, Suite 1850, Bellevue, WA 98004
3216 Wetmore Ave, Suite 207, Everett, WA 98201
401 Union Street, Suite 3400, Seattle, WA 98101
500 Union Street, Suite 847, Seattle, WA 98101
520 Pike St, Suite 1001, Seattle, WA 98101-2605
2122 112th Ave NE, Suite A-200, Bellevue, WA 98004
710 2nd Avenue, Suite 700, Seattle, WA 98104-1724
610 Central Ave S, Kent, WA 98032
1111 Third Avenue, Suite 1800, Seattle, WA 98101-4049
1126 34th Ave, Suite 309, Seattle, WA 98122
Mercer Island 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