Top Newcastle, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
610 Central Ave S, Kent, WA 98032
18617 SE 41st Ct, Issaquah, WA 98027
901 5th Ave, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98164
4000 Aurora Ave N., Suite 209, Seattle, WA 98103
1833 N 105th St, Suite 101, Seattle, WA 98133
3120 Broadway, Everett, WA 98201
13036 SE Kent-Kangley Rd, 455, Kent, WA 98030
10740 Meridian Ave N, Suite 107, Seattle, WA 98133
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 2530, Seattle, WA 98104
1019 Pacific Ave, Suite 920, Tacoma, WA 98402
3326 160th Ave SE, Ste 215, Bellevue, WA 98008
1275 12th AVE NW, Suite 5, Issaquah, WA 98027
155 NE 100th St, Suite 205, Seattle, WA 98125
19000 33rd Ave W, Suite 100, Lynnwood, WA 98036
2470 Westlake Ave N, Suite 201, Seattle, WA 98109
3227 Beacon Avenue S., Unit D, Seattle, WA 98144
33919 9th Avenue S, Suite 101B, Federal Way, WA 98003-6736
400 NW Gilman Blvd, PO Box 906, Issaquah, WA 98027
1200 5th Ave, Suite 750, Seattle, WA 98101
9800 Harbour Place, Suite 204, Mukilteo, WA 98275
PO Box 2697, Seattle, WA 98116
3811-A Broadway, Everett, WA 98201
409 N Water Street, Ellensburg, WA 98926-3608
108 South Washington Street, 200 Delmar Building, Seattle, WA 98104
221 1st Ave W, Unit 200, Seattle, WA 98119
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