Top Monroe, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2400 N.W. 80th Street, Suite 339, Seattle, WA 98117
119 1st Avenue South, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98104
1730 Pottery Ave, Suite 210, Port Orchard, WA 98366
999 Third Avenue, Suite 1900, Seattle, WA 98104
1301 Second Ave, Suite 3000, Seattle, WA 98101
1001 Fourth Ave, Seattle, WA 98154
705 2nd Ave, Suite 405, Seattle, WA 98104
16300 Mill Creek Blvd, Suite 208, Mill Creek, WA 98012
119 First Avenue South, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98104
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 2530, Seattle, WA 98104
559 Bay St, Port Orchard, WA 98366-5305
104 Tremont St, Suite 240, Port Orchard, WA 98366
1001 4th Avenue, Suite 3200, Seattle, WA 98154
4409 California Street, Suite 100, Seattle, WA 98116
701 N 36th St, Suite 420, Seattle, WA 98103
705 South 9th Street, Suite 205, Tacoma, WA 98405
555 Andover Park West, Suite 200, Tukwila, WA 98188
600 University St, Suite 310, Seattle, WA 98101
1008 South Yakima Avenue, Suite 302, Tacoma, WA 98405
6703 South 234th Street, Suite 300, Kent, WA 98032-2903
4215 198th St SW, Suite 102, Lynnwood, WA 98036
401 Union St, Suite 1400, Seattle, WA 98101
950 Broadway, Suite M100, Tacoma, WA 98402
8105 NE 140th Pl, Kirkland, WA 98034
600 1st Avenue, Suite 102, Seattle, WA 98104
Monroe 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