Top Mercer Island, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
701 5th Ave, 42nd Floor, Seattle, WA 98104
920 5th Ave, Suite 3400, Seattle, WA 98104
600 University St, Suite 3200, Seattle, WA 98101
926 Sydney Ave, Port Orchard, WA 98366
801 Kirkland Avenue, Suite 100, Kirkland, WA 98033
901 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98164
600 108th Ave NE, Suite 320, Bellevue, WA 98004
701 5th Ave Ste 4200, Seattle, WA 98104-7047
925 Fourth Ave, Suite 3800, Seattle, WA 98104
180 NW Coveland St, Coupeville, WA 98239
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 3340, Seattle, WA 98104
PO Box 5519, Everett, WA 98206
10900 Northeast 4th Street, Suite 1850, Bellevue, WA 98004
615 2nd Avenue, Suite 720, Seattle, WA 98104-2226
337 Park Avenue North, Renton, WA 98055
2200 6th Ave, Suite 1250, Seattle, WA 98121
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
7100 Evergreen Way Ste E, Everett, WA 98203-5168
1201 3rd Ave, Suite 1580, Seattle, WA 98101
3301 Hoyt Avenue, Suite A, Everett, WA 98201
1750 112th Ave NE, Suite D-152, Bellevue, WA 98004
9226 Bayshore Drive NW, Suite 206, Silverdale, WA 98383
2125 Western Avenue, Suite 204, Seattle, WA 98121
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