Top Puyallup, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
705 Second Avenue, Suite 1500, Seattle, WA 98104
7009 212th St SW, Suite 203, Edmonds, WA 98026-7742
2125 Western Avenue, Suite 204, Seattle, WA 98121
10800 NE 8th Street, Suite 330, Bellevue, WA 98004
1325 4th Avenue, Suite 1402, Seattle, WA 98101-2505
2025 First Ave, Suite 1200, Seattle, WA 98121
400 NW Gilman Blvd, PO Box 906, Issaquah, WA 98027
400 University St, 3rd Floor, Seattle, WA 98101
18617 SE 41st Ct, Issaquah, WA 98027
701 5th Ave, Suite 6100, Seattle, WA 98104
3811-A Broadway, Everett, WA 98201
11300 Roosevelt Way NE, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98125
3227 Beacon Ave S, Suite D, Seattle, WA 98144
1200 5th Ave, Suite 750, Seattle, WA 98101
2125 Western Ave, Suite 330, Seattle, WA 98121-2114
728 Pacific Ave, Ste. 220, Tacoma, WA 98402
3120 Broadway, Everett, WA 98201
1425 Broadway, #412, Seattle, WA 98122-3854
22443 SE 240th Street, Suite 101, Maple Valley, WA 98038
705 2nd Avenue, Suite 1111, Seattle, WA 98104-1720
14205 SE 36th Street, Suite 100, Bellevue, WA 98006
451 SW 10th St, Suite 215, Renton, WA 98057
707 S Grady Way, Suite 600, Renton, WA 98057
1000 2nd Avenue, Suite 3500, Seattle, WA 98104
19524 Ballinger Way NE, Seattle, WA 98155
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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