Top Pacific, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
6703 South 234th Street, Suite 300, Kent, WA 98032-2903
3301 Hoyt Avenue, Suite A, Everett, WA 98201
701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 6900, Seattle, WA 98104
401 Union St, Suite 3300, Seattle, WA 98101
600 Winslow Way East, Suiet 131, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110-2438
610 Central Ave S, Kent, WA 98032
355 118th Ave SE, Suite 200, Bellevue, WA 98005
701 5th Ave Ste 4200, Seattle, WA 98104-7047
7100 Evergreen Way Ste E, Everett, WA 98203-5168
1333 Stewart St, Seattle, WA 98109
655 West Smith Street, Suite 210, Kent, WA 98032
1420 5th Ave, Suite 2200, Seattle, WA 98101
1420 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3700, Seattle, WA 98101-9600
3815 Woodland Park Ave. N., Suite 102, Seattle, WA 98103
1833 N 105th St, Suite 101, Seattle, WA 98133
7009 212th St SW, Suite 203, Edmonds, WA 98026-7742
710 Tenth Ave. E., Seattle, WA 98102
3326 160th Ave SE, Suite 215, Bellevue, WA 98008
2540 Westlake Avenue, Suite B, Seattle, WA 98109
1001 Fourth Ave, Suite 4400, Seattle, WA 98154
2200 112th Avenue N.E., Suite 200, Bellevue, WA 98004
2025 First Ave, Suite 1200, Seattle, WA 98121
600 Stewart Street, Suites 300 & 400, Seattle, WA 98101
925 Fourth Ave, Suite 3800, Seattle, WA 98104
1200 5th Ave, Suite 750, Seattle, WA 98101
Pacific 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