Top North Bend, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
506 2nd Ave, Suite 1400, Seattle, WA 98104
1200 Westlake Avenue North, Suite 700, Seattle, WA 98109
400 Warren Avenue, Suite 415, Bremerton, WA 98337
1001 4th Avenue, Suite 3200, Seattle, WA 98154-1003
411 University St, Suite 1230, Seattle, WA 98101
1420 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2200, Seattle, WA 98101
1200 6th Ave, Suite 850, Seattle, WA 98101
1750 112th Ave NE, Suite D-152, Bellevue, WA 98004
200 Broadway, Suite 301, Seattle, WA 98122
Key Bank Building, 2707 Colby Ave Suite 901, Everett, WA 98201
800 Fifth Avenue, Suite 4100, Seattle, WA 98104
3002 Colby Avenue, Suite 302, Everett, WA 98201-4075
3400 188th St SW, Suite 420, Lynnwood, WA 98037
535 East Sunset Way, Issaquah, WA 98027
1455 NW Leary Way, Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98107
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 2530, Seattle, WA 98104
1215 4th Ave, Suite 910, Seattle, WA 98161
720 Third Avenue, Suite 2015, Seattle, WA 98104
719 2nd Ave, Suite 1200, Seattle, WA 98104
1000 Second Avenue, Suite 3000, Seattle, WA 98104
4500 9th Ave NE, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98105-4762
500 Denny Way, Seattle, WA 98109-5009
720 3rd Ave, Suite 2015, Seattle, WA 98104
623 Dwight St, Port Orchard, WA 98366
13106 SE 240th St, Suite 203, Kent, WA 98031
North Bend 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