Top Monroe, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
4215 198th St SW, Suite 102, Lynnwood, WA 98036
600 108th Ave NE, Suite 320, Bellevue, WA 98004
4020 Lake Washington Blvd NE, Suite 310, Kirkland, WA 98033
3326 160th Avenue SE, Ste 215, Bellevue, WA 98008
19524 Ballinger Way NE, Seattle, WA 98155
569 Division Street, Suite 300, Port Orchard, WA 98366
600 Stewart Street, Suites 300 & 400, Seattle, WA 98101
901 5th Ave, Suite 3200, Seattle, WA 98164
925 Fourth Ave, Suite 3800, Seattle, WA 98104
1001 Fourth Ave, Seattle, WA 98154
1700 Seventh Ave, Suite 1810, Seattle, WA 98101
3301 Hoyt Avenue, Suite A, Everett, WA 98201
9311 SE 36th St, Mercer Island, WA 98040
13106 SE 240th St, Suite 203, Kent, WA 98031
1201 3rd Ave, Suite 1580, Seattle, WA 98101
119 1st Ave S, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98104
600 University Street, Suite 3020, Seattle, WA 98101-4105
9226 Bayshore Drive NW, Suite 206, Silverdale, WA 98383
720 Third Avenue, Suite 2015, Seattle, WA 98104
1325 4th Avenue, Suite 1402, Seattle, WA 98101-2505
10800 NE 8th Street, Suite 330, Bellevue, WA 98004
22030 7th Ave S, Suite 202, Seattle, WA 98198
2125 Western Avenue, Suite 204, Seattle, WA 98121
701 N 36th St, Suite 420, Seattle, WA 98103
119 1st Avenue South, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98104
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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