Top Mill Creek, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
600 University St, Suite 3200, Seattle, WA 98101
986 ZYX Street, Suite 452, Lynnwood, WA 98036
520 Pike St, Suite 2350, Seattle, WA 98101
1200 Westlake Avenue North, Suite 700, Seattle, WA 98109
4115 South Meridian, Suite B, PO Box 731063, Puyallup, WA 98373
400 University St, 3rd Floor, Seattle, WA 98101
9800 Harbour Place, Suite 204, Mukilteo, WA 98275
805 164th St. SE, Suite 101, Mill Creek, WA 98012
506 2nd Ave, Suite 1400, Seattle, WA 98104
409 N Water Street, Ellensburg, WA 98926-3608
11300 Roosevelt Way NE, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98125
2125 Western Ave, Suite 330, Seattle, WA 98121-2114
3227 Beacon Ave S, Suite D, Seattle, WA 98144
3216 Wetmore Ave, Suite 207, Everett, WA 98201
3120 Broadway, Everett, WA 98201
4000 Aurora Ave N., Suite 209, Seattle, WA 98103
705 2nd Avenue, Suite 1111, Seattle, WA 98104
720 Third Avenue, Suite 2015, Seattle, WA 98104
PO Box 786, Port Orchard, WA 98366-0786
1001 4th Avenue, Suite 3200, Seattle, WA 98154-1003
19000 33rd Ave W, Suite 100, Lynnwood, WA 98036
155 NE 100th St, Suite 205, Seattle, WA 98125
2470 Westlake Ave N, Suite 201, Seattle, WA 98109
718 Griffin Avenue, Suite 290, Enumclaw, WA 98022
600 Winslow Way East, Suiet 131, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110-2438
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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