Top Mercer Island, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2000 112th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA 98004-2913
2400 N.W. 80th Street, Suite 339, Seattle, WA 98117
1111 3rd Avenue, Suite 2220, Seattle, WA 98101-3213
2320 130th Avenue Northeast, Suite 250, Building E, Bellevue, WA 98005
1218 Third Ave, Suite 1518, Seattle, WA 98101
2018 S. Columbian Way, Seattle, WA 98108-1536
1730 Pottery Ave, Suite 210, Port Orchard, WA 98366
2800 1st Avenue, Suite 309, Seattle, WA 98121
101 Yesler Way, Suite 603, Seattle, WA 98104
4500 9th Ave NE, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98105-4762
1420 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3700, Seattle, WA 98101-9600
8105 NE 140th Pl, Kirkland, WA 98034
600 108th Ave NE, Suite 320, Bellevue, WA 98004
701 Fifth Ave, Suite 4700, Seattle, WA 98104
950 Broadway, Suite M100, Tacoma, WA 98402
925 Fourth Ave, Suite 3800, Seattle, WA 98104
701 5th Ave Ste 4200, Seattle, WA 98104-7047
7100 Evergreen Way Ste E, Everett, WA 98203-5168
1201 3rd Ave, Suite 1580, Seattle, WA 98101
600 Stewart Street, Suites 300 & 400, Seattle, WA 98101
705 2nd Avenue, Suite 1111, Seattle, WA 98104-1720
707 S Grady Way, Suite 600, Renton, WA 98057
22443 SE 240th Street, Suite 101, Maple Valley, WA 98038
701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 6900, Seattle, WA 98104
800 5th Avenue, Legal Dept, Seattle, WA 98104-3185
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