Top Newcastle, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2125 Western Avenue, Suite 204, Seattle, WA 98121
1455 NW Leary Way, Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98107
11300 Roosevelt Way NE, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98125
1325 4th Avenue, Suite 1402, Seattle, WA 98101-2505
1700 Seventh Ave, Suite 1810, Seattle, WA 98101
400 University St, 3rd Floor, Seattle, WA 98101
10885 NE 4th Street, Suite 700, Bellevue, WA 98004
210 Summit Avenue East, Seattle, WA 98102-5619
705 Second Avenue, Suite 1500, Seattle, WA 98104
1498 Pacific Ave, Suite 520, Tacoma, WA 98401
600 University Street, Suite 3020, Seattle, WA 98101-4105
1000 Second Ave., Suite 2050, Seattle, WA 98104
4000 Aurora Ave N., Suite 209, Seattle, WA 98103
3120 Broadway, Everett, WA 98201
1001 4thA ve, Suite 4368, Seattle, WA 98154
710 2nd Avenue, Suite 700, Seattle, WA 98104-1724
1111 Third Avenue, Suite 1800, Seattle, WA 98101-4049
1126 34th Ave, Suite 309, Seattle, WA 98122
2122 112th Ave NE, Suite A-200, Bellevue, WA 98004
720 3rd Ave, Suite 2015, Seattle, WA 98104
701 5th Ave, Suite 6100, Seattle, WA 98104
800 Fifth Avenue, Suite 4100, Seattle, WA 98104
10900 Northeast 4th Street, Suite 1850, Bellevue, WA 98004
615 2nd Avenue, Suite 720, Seattle, WA 98104-2226
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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