Top Renton, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
705 S. 9th St, Suite 204, Tacoma, WA 98405
19309 68th Ave S, Suite R-102, Kent, WA 98032-2112
520 Pike St, Suite 2350, Seattle, WA 98101
701 5th Avenue, 42nd Floor, Seattle, WA 98104
701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 6900, Seattle, WA 98104
904 Dwight St., Port Orchard, WA 98366
1008 S. Yakima Ave, Ste 100, Tacoma, WA 98405
6303 Wetmore Ave, Everett, WA 98203
600 1st Avenue, Suite 102, Seattle, WA 98104
720 Seneca St, Ste 107, Seattle, WA 98101
1833 N. 105th Street, Suite 101, Seattle, WA 98133
2200 112th Avenue N.E., Suite 200, Bellevue, WA 98004
1201 Pacific Ave, Suite 600, Tacoma, WA 98402
13106 SE 240th St, Suite 203, Kent, WA 98031
555 Andover Park West, Suite 200, Tukwila, WA 98188
569 Division Street, Suite 300, Port Orchard, WA 98366
3326 160th Avenue SE, Ste 215, Bellevue, WA 98008
600 Winslow Way East, Suiet 131, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110-2438
926 Sydney Ave, Port Orchard, WA 98366
1420 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3700, Seattle, WA 98101-9600
515 W Prospect St, Seattle, WA 98119
4020 Lake Washington Blvd NE, Suite 310, Kirkland, WA 98033
3227 Beacon Avenue S., Unit D, Seattle, WA 98144
1008 South Yakima Avenue, Suite 302, Tacoma, WA 98405
PO Box 15980, Seattle, WA 98115-0980
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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