Top Renton, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
600 1st Avenue, Suite 102, Seattle, WA 98104
22030 7th Ave S, Suite 202, Seattle, WA 98198
1201 Pacific Ave, Suite 600, Tacoma, WA 98402
1008 South Yakima Avenue, Suite 302, Tacoma, WA 98405
535 East Sunset Way, Issaquah, WA 98027
559 Bay St, Port Orchard, WA 98366-5305
1425 Broadway, #412, Seattle, WA 98122-3854
451 SW 10th St, Suite 215, Renton, WA 98057
14205 SE 36th Street, Suite 100, Bellevue, WA 98006
1333 Stewart St, Seattle, WA 98109
PO Box 70859, Seattle, WA 98127
655 West Smith Street, Suite 210, Kent, WA 98032
108 South Washington Street, 200 Delmar Building, Seattle, WA 98104
100 2nd Avenue South, Suite 190, Edmonds, WA 98020
3221 Oakes Avenue, Everett, WA 98201
355 118th Ave SE, Suite 200, Bellevue, WA 98005
1455 NW Leary Way, Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98107
700 112th Ave NE, Sutie 300, Bellevue, WA 98004
11300 Roosevelt Way NE, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98125
600 Stewart Street, Suites 300 & 400, Seattle, WA 98101
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 2530, Seattle, WA 98104
925 Fourth Ave, Suite 3800, Seattle, WA 98104
6332 31st Ave NE, Suite B, Marysville, WA 98271
1001 Fourth Avenue, 44th Floor, Seattle, WA 98154
PO Box 10033, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
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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