Top Renton, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
3326 160th Ave SE, Ste 215, Bellevue, WA 98008
155 NE 100th St, Suite 205, Seattle, WA 98125
19000 33rd Ave W, Suite 100, Lynnwood, WA 98036
1275 12th AVE NW, Suite 5, Issaquah, WA 98027
707 S Grady Way, Suite 600, Renton, WA 98057
22443 SE 240th Street, Suite 101, Maple Valley, WA 98038
4500 9th Ave NE, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98105-4762
PO Box 85110, Seattle, WA 98145-1110
506 2nd Ave, Suite 1400, Seattle, WA 98104
1333 Stewart St, Seattle, WA 98109
PO Box 2697, Seattle, WA 98116
800 5th Avenue, Legal Dept, Seattle, WA 98104-3185
108 South Washington Street, 200 Delmar Building, Seattle, WA 98104
705 2nd Avenue, Suite 1111, Seattle, WA 98104-1720
6703 South 234th Street, Suite 300, Kent, WA 98032-2903
3221 Oakes Avenue, Everett, WA 98201
718 Griffin Avenue, Suite 290, Enumclaw, WA 98022
411 University St, Suite 1230, Seattle, WA 98101
PO Box 15980, Seattle, WA 98115-0980
5215 Ballard Avenue NW, Suite 2, Seattle, WA 98107-4838
1200 6th Ave, Suite 850, Seattle, WA 98101
PO Box 786, Port Orchard, WA 98366-0786
904 Dwight St., Port Orchard, WA 98366
1001 Fourth Ave, Seattle, WA 98154
655 West Smith Street, Suite 210, Kent, WA 98032
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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