Top Picnic Point, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1001 Fourth Ave, Suite 4400, Seattle, WA 98154
1833 N 105th St, Suite 101, Seattle, WA 98133
7009 212th St SW, Suite 203, Edmonds, WA 98026-7742
4215 198th St SW, Suite 102, Lynnwood, WA 98036
701 5th Ave, Suite 6100, Seattle, WA 98104
610 Central Ave S, Kent, WA 98032
400 NW Gilman Blvd, PO Box 906, Issaquah, WA 98027
1200 5th Ave, Suite 750, Seattle, WA 98101
3811-A Broadway, Everett, WA 98201
728 Pacific Ave, Ste. 220, Tacoma, WA 98402
3120 Broadway, Everett, WA 98201
3216 Wetmore Ave, Suite 207, Everett, WA 98201
1000 2nd Avenue, Suite 3500, Seattle, WA 98104
221 1st Ave W, Unit 200, Seattle, WA 98119
631 Strander Blvd, Bldg A, Suite G, Tukwila, WA 98188
PO Box 5519, Everett, WA 98206
337 Park Avenue North, Renton, WA 98055
607 SW Grady Way, Suite 325, Renton, WA 98057
19524 Ballinger Way NE, Seattle, WA 98155
1455 NW Leary Way, Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98107
720 Third Avenue, Suite 2015, Seattle, WA 98104
9311 SE 36th St, Mercer Island, WA 98040
400 University St, 3rd Floor, Seattle, WA 98101
119 1st Ave S, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98104
11300 Roosevelt Way NE, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98125
Picnic Point 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