Top Mountlake Terrace, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Mountlake Terrace, WA
3811-A Broadway, Everett, WA 98201
600 University Street, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98101
210 Summit Avenue East, Seattle, WA 98102-5619
451 SW 10th St, Suite 215, Renton, WA 98057
PO Box 70859, Seattle, WA 98127
707 S Grady Way, Suite 600, Renton, WA 98057
801 Kirkland Avenue, Suite 100, Kirkland, WA 98033
22443 SE 240th Street, Suite 101, Maple Valley, WA 98038
PO Box 5519, Everett, WA 98206
705 2nd Avenue, Suite 1111, Seattle, WA 98104-1720
14205 SE 36th Street, Suite 100, Bellevue, WA 98006
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180 NW Coveland St, Coupeville, WA 98239
337 Park Avenue North, Renton, WA 98055
411 University St, Suite 1230, Seattle, WA 98101
1200 6th Ave, Suite 850, Seattle, WA 98101
104 Tremont St, Suite 240, Port Orchard, WA 98366
1750 112th Ave NE, Suite D-152, Bellevue, WA 98004
1455 NW Leary Way, Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98107
Key Bank Building, 2707 Colby Ave Suite 901, Everett, WA 98201
6703 S 234th St, Suite 130, Kent, WA 98032
1420 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2200, Seattle, WA 98101
3400 188th St SW, Suite 420, Lynnwood, WA 98037
1455 NW Leary Way, Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98107
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1201 Pacific Ave, Suite 600, Tacoma, WA 98402
600 1st Avenue, Suite 102, Seattle, WA 98104
Mountlake Terrace 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