Top Newcastle, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1200 Westlake Avenue North, Suite 700, Seattle, WA 98109
2122 112th Ave NE, Suite A-200A, Bellevue, WA 98004
701 5th Ave, Suite 4200, Seattle, WA 98104
10740 Meridian Ave N, Suite 107, Seattle, WA 98133
1001 4th Avenue, Suite 3200, Seattle, WA 98154-1003
Key Bank Building, 2707 Colby Ave Suite 901, Everett, WA 98201
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 2530, Seattle, WA 98104
1001 Fourth Ave, Seattle, WA 98154
1019 Pacific Ave, Suite 920, Tacoma, WA 98402
1200 6th Ave, Suite 850, Seattle, WA 98101
720 Third Avenue, Suite 2015, Seattle, WA 98104
104 Tremont St, Suite 240, Port Orchard, WA 98366
400 NW Gilman Blvd, PO Box 906, Issaquah, WA 98027
PO Box 430, Maple Valley, WA 98038
3811-A Broadway, Everett, WA 98201
2800 1st Avenue, Suite 309, Seattle, WA 98121
2125 Western Ave, Suite 330, Seattle, WA 98121-2114
3227 Beacon Ave S, Suite D, Seattle, WA 98144
705 2nd Avenue, Suite 1111, Seattle, WA 98104
101 Yesler Way, Suite 603, Seattle, WA 98104
1425 Broadway, #412, Seattle, WA 98122-3854
1000 Second Avenue, Suite 3000, Seattle, WA 98104
14205 SE 36th Street, Suite 100, Bellevue, WA 98006
451 SW 10th St, Suite 215, Renton, WA 98057
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Newcastle 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