Top Newcastle, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
9226 Bayshore Drive NW, Suite 206, Silverdale, WA 98383
1325 4th Avenue, Suite 1402, Seattle, WA 98101-2505
10800 NE 8th Street, Suite 330, Bellevue, WA 98004
705 2nd Avenue, Suite 1111, Seattle, WA 98104
2125 Western Avenue, Suite 204, Seattle, WA 98121
10885 NE 4th Street, Suite 700, Bellevue, WA 98004
623 Dwight St, Port Orchard, WA 98366
1000 Second Ave., Suite 2050, Seattle, WA 98104
705 Second Avenue, Suite 1500, Seattle, WA 98104
1498 Pacific Ave, Suite 520, Tacoma, WA 98401
610 Central Ave S, Kent, WA 98032
355 118th Ave SE, Suite 200, Bellevue, WA 98005
1700 Westlake Avenue N, Suite 200, Seattle, WA 98109
701 5th Ave Ste 4200, Seattle, WA 98104-7047
7100 Evergreen Way Ste E, Everett, WA 98203-5168
33919 9th Avenue S, Suite 101B, Federal Way, WA 98003-6736
409 N Water Street, Ellensburg, WA 98926-3608
701 5th Ave, Suite 6100, Seattle, WA 98104
9800 Harbour Place, Suite 204, Mukilteo, WA 98275
2122 112th Ave NE, Suite A-200, Bellevue, WA 98004
PO Box 59, Renton, WA 98057-0059
710 2nd Avenue, Suite 700, Seattle, WA 98104-1724
805 164th St. SE, Suite 101, Mill Creek, WA 98012
1111 Third Avenue, Suite 1800, Seattle, WA 98101-4049
1126 34th Ave, Suite 309, Seattle, WA 98122
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