Top Milton, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
6332 31st Ave NE, Suite B, Marysville, WA 98271
2025 First Ave, Suite 1200, Seattle, WA 98121
1420 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3700, Seattle, WA 98101-9600
1008 South Yakima Avenue, Suite 302, Tacoma, WA 98405
720 Seneca St, Ste 107, Seattle, WA 98101
2200 112th Avenue N.E., Suite 200, Bellevue, WA 98004
600 Stewart Street, Suites 300 & 400, Seattle, WA 98101
938 Broadway, Tacoma, WA 98402
925 Fourth Ave, Suite 3800, Seattle, WA 98104
1201 Pacific Ave, Suite 600, Tacoma, WA 98402
600 1st Avenue, Suite 102, Seattle, WA 98104
515 W Prospect St, Seattle, WA 98119
705 South 9th Street, Suite 205, Tacoma, WA 98405
13106 SE 240th St, Suite 203, Kent, WA 98031
1001 4th Avenue, Suite 3200, Seattle, WA 98154
4409 California Street, Suite 100, Seattle, WA 98116
506 2nd Ave, Suite 1400, Seattle, WA 98104
555 Andover Park West, Suite 200, Tukwila, WA 98188
600 108th Ave NE, Suite 320, Bellevue, WA 98004
718 Griffin Avenue, Suite 290, Enumclaw, WA 98022
801 Kirkland Avenue, Suite 100, Kirkland, WA 98033
PO Box 15980, Seattle, WA 98115-0980
5215 Ballard Avenue NW, Suite 2, Seattle, WA 98107-4838
22030 7th Ave S, Suite 202, Seattle, WA 98198
4115 South Meridian, Suite B, PO Box 731063, Puyallup, WA 98373
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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