Top Redmond, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1001 Fourth Ave, Suite 4400, Seattle, WA 98154
2200 112th Avenue N.E., Suite 200, Bellevue, WA 98004
7009 212th St SW, Suite 203, Edmonds, WA 98026-7742
506 2nd Ave, Suite 1400, Seattle, WA 98104
600 University Street, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98101
801 Kirkland Avenue, Suite 100, Kirkland, WA 98033
701 Pike St, Suite 1625, Seattle, WA 98101
4000 Aurora Ave N., Suite 209, Seattle, WA 98103
3120 Broadway, Everett, WA 98201
515 W Prospect St, Seattle, WA 98119
720 Third Avenue, Suite 2015, Seattle, WA 98104
718 Griffin Avenue, Suite 290, Enumclaw, WA 98022
1008 South Yakima Avenue, Suite 302, Tacoma, WA 98405
1001 Fourth Ave, Seattle, WA 98154
5215 Ballard Avenue NW, Suite 2, Seattle, WA 98107-4838
PO Box 786, Port Orchard, WA 98366-0786
PO Box 15980, Seattle, WA 98115-0980
PO Box 430, Maple Valley, WA 98038
719 2nd Ave, Suite 1200, Seattle, WA 98104
104 Tremont St, Suite 240, Port Orchard, WA 98366
1001 4th Avenue, Suite 3200, Seattle, WA 98154-1003
1700 7th Ave, Suite 2100, Seattle, WA 98101
101 Yesler Way, Suite 603, Seattle, WA 98104
1425 Broadway, #412, Seattle, WA 98122-3854
14205 SE 36th Street, Suite 100, Bellevue, WA 98006
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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