Top Mercer Island, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1000 Second Avenue, Suite 3000, Seattle, WA 98104
200 E 3rd, PO Box 279, Ellensburg, WA 98926-0279
623 Dwight St, Port Orchard, WA 98366
9311 SE 36th St, Mercer Island, WA 98040
119 1st Ave S, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98104
720 Third Avenue, Suite 2015, Seattle, WA 98104
15 S. Grady Way, Suite 230, Renton, WA 98057
701 N 36th St, Suite 420, Seattle, WA 98103
Key Bank Building, 2707 Colby Ave Suite 901, Everett, WA 98201
1750 112th Ave NE, Suite D-152, Bellevue, WA 98004
720 Third Avenue, Suite 2015, Seattle, WA 98104
1521 SE Piperberry Way, Suite 137, Port Orchard, WA 98366
10740 Meridian Ave N, Suite 107, Seattle, WA 98133
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 2530, Seattle, WA 98104
13036 SE Kent-Kangley Rd, 455, Kent, WA 98030
3326 160th Ave SE, Ste 215, Bellevue, WA 98008
155 NE 100th St, Suite 205, Seattle, WA 98125
1019 Pacific Ave, Suite 920, Tacoma, WA 98402
2470 Westlake Ave N, Suite 201, Seattle, WA 98109
19000 33rd Ave W, Suite 100, Lynnwood, WA 98036
1275 12th AVE NW, Suite 5, Issaquah, WA 98027
1001 4th Avenue, Suite 3200, Seattle, WA 98154-1003
PO Box 85110, Seattle, WA 98145-1110
3227 Beacon Avenue S., Unit D, Seattle, WA 98144
3216 Wetmore Ave, Suite 207, Everett, WA 98201
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