Top Monroe, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
701 5th Ave, Suite 6100, Seattle, WA 98104
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
14205 SE 36th Street, Suite 100, Bellevue, WA 98006
1200 5th Ave, Suite 750, Seattle, WA 98101
451 SW 10th St, Suite 215, Renton, WA 98057
805 164th St. SE, Suite 101, Mill Creek, WA 98012
100 2nd Avenue South, Suite 190, Edmonds, WA 98020
108 South Washington Street, 200 Delmar Building, Seattle, WA 98104
3221 Oakes Avenue, Everett, WA 98201
210 Summit Avenue East, Seattle, WA 98102-5619
3120 Broadway, Everett, WA 98201
4000 Aurora Ave N., Suite 209, Seattle, WA 98103
180 NW Coveland St, Coupeville, WA 98239
PO Box 5519, Everett, WA 98206
337 Park Avenue North, Renton, WA 98055
PO Box 430, Maple Valley, WA 98038
6332 31st Ave NE, Suite B, Marysville, WA 98271
11300 Roosevelt Way NE, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98125
700 112th Ave NE, Sutie 300, Bellevue, WA 98004
1455 NW Leary Way, Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98107
500 Denny Way, Seattle, WA 98109-5009
1700 7th Ave, Suite 2100, Seattle, WA 98101
720 3rd Ave, Suite 2015, 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