Top Oak Harbor, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
701 5th Ave, 42nd Floor, Seattle, WA 98104
520 Pike St, Suite 2350, Seattle, WA 98101
1809 7th Ave, Suite 1110, Seattle, WA 98101
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104 Tremont St, Suite 240, Port Orchard, WA 98366
559 Bay St, Port Orchard, WA 98366-5305
1325 Fourth Avenue, Suite 1335, Seattle, WA 98101
2800 1st Avenue, Suite 309, Seattle, WA 98121
101 Yesler Way, Suite 603, Seattle, WA 98104
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1425 Broadway, #412, Seattle, WA 98122-3854
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701 Pike St, Suite 1625, Seattle, WA 98101
4500 9th Ave NE, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98105-4762
451 SW 10th St, Suite 215, Renton, WA 98057
14205 SE 36th Street, Suite 100, Bellevue, WA 98006
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1301 Second Ave, Suite 3000, Seattle, WA 98101
705 South 9th Street, Suite 205, Tacoma, WA 98405
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999 Third Avenue, Suite 1900, Seattle, WA 98104
1001 4th Avenue, Suite 3200, Seattle, WA 98154
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Oak Harbor 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