Top Newcastle, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2000 112th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA 98004-2913
2400 N.W. 80th Street, Suite 339, Seattle, WA 98117
1111 3rd Avenue, Suite 2220, Seattle, WA 98101-3213
22443 SE 240th Street, Suite 101, Maple Valley, WA 98038
515 W Prospect St, Seattle, WA 98119
720 3rd Ave, Suite 2015, Seattle, WA 98104
2018 S. Columbian Way, Seattle, WA 98108-1536
1218 Third Ave, Suite 1518, Seattle, WA 98101
1730 Pottery Ave, Suite 210, Port Orchard, WA 98366
1001 4th Avenue, Suite 3200, Seattle, WA 98154
4409 California Street, Suite 100, Seattle, WA 98116
705 2nd Ave, Suite 405, Seattle, WA 98104
2200 112th Avenue N.E., Suite 200, Bellevue, WA 98004
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 2530, Seattle, WA 98104
119 First Avenue South, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98104
16300 Mill Creek Blvd, Suite 208, Mill Creek, WA 98012
559 Bay St, Port Orchard, WA 98366-5305
1425 Broadway, #412, Seattle, WA 98122-3854
4000 Aurora Ave N., Suite 209, Seattle, WA 98103
1420 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3700, Seattle, WA 98101-9600
3120 Broadway, Everett, WA 98201
14205 SE 36th Street, Suite 100, Bellevue, WA 98006
451 SW 10th St, Suite 215, Renton, WA 98057
569 Division Street, Suite 300, Port Orchard, WA 98366
4215 198th St SW, Suite 102, Lynnwood, WA 98036
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