Top Mercer Island, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
700 112th Ave NE, Sutie 300, Bellevue, WA 98004
11300 Roosevelt Way NE, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98125
569 Division Street, Suite 300, Port Orchard, WA 98366
6332 31st Ave NE, Suite B, Marysville, WA 98271
1420 5th Ave, Suite 2200, Seattle, WA 98101
4115 South Meridian, Suite B, PO Box 731063, Puyallup, WA 98373
1008 South Yakima Avenue, Suite 302, Tacoma, WA 98405
401 Union St, Suite 1400, Seattle, WA 98101
3326 160th Avenue SE, Ste 215, Bellevue, WA 98008
559 Bay St, Port Orchard, WA 98366-5305
515 W Prospect St, Seattle, WA 98119
4020 Lake Washington Blvd NE, Suite 310, Kirkland, WA 98033
1001 Fourth Ave, Seattle, WA 98154
1425 Broadway, #412, Seattle, WA 98122-3854
104 Tremont St, Suite 240, Port Orchard, WA 98366
14205 SE 36th Street, Suite 100, Bellevue, WA 98006
451 SW 10th St, Suite 215, Renton, WA 98057
1333 Stewart St, Seattle, WA 98109
101 Yesler Way, Suite 603, Seattle, WA 98104
600 University St, Suite 310, Seattle, WA 98101
705 2nd Avenue, Suite 1111, Seattle, WA 98104-1720
6703 South 234th Street, Suite 300, Kent, WA 98032-2903
4215 198th St SW, Suite 102, Lynnwood, WA 98036
950 Broadway, Suite M100, Tacoma, WA 98402
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 2530, Seattle, WA 98104
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