Top Pacific, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
9226 Bayshore Drive NW, Suite 206, Silverdale, WA 98383
10800 NE 8th Street, Suite 330, Bellevue, WA 98004
11300 Roosevelt Way NE, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98125
1325 4th Avenue, Suite 1402, Seattle, WA 98101-2505
6332 31st Ave NE, Suite B, Marysville, WA 98271
2125 Western Avenue, Suite 204, Seattle, WA 98121
1700 7th Ave, Suite 2100, Seattle, WA 98101
705 2nd Avenue, Suite 1111, Seattle, WA 98104
506 2nd Ave, Suite 1400, Seattle, WA 98104
701 5th Ave, Suite 6100, Seattle, WA 98104
710 Cherry Street, Seattle, WA 98104-1925
1420 5th Ave, Suite 2200, Seattle, WA 98101
901 5th Ave, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98164
600 University St, Suite 310, Seattle, WA 98101
1000 2nd Avenue, Suite 3500, Seattle, WA 98104
1833 N 105th St, Suite 101, Seattle, WA 98133
1833 N. 105th Street, Suite 101, Seattle, WA 98133
2018 S. Columbian Way, Seattle, WA 98108-1536
4215 198th St SW, Suite 102, Lynnwood, WA 98036
1730 Pottery Ave, Suite 210, Port Orchard, WA 98366
2320 130th Avenue Northeast, Suite 250, Building E, Bellevue, WA 98005
1218 Third Ave, Suite 1518, Seattle, WA 98101
19401 40th Ave W, Suite 340, Lynnwood, WA 98036
PO Box 5519, Everett, WA 98206
337 Park Avenue North, Renton, WA 98055
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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