Top Renton, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1126 34th Ave, Suite 309, Seattle, WA 98122
710 2nd Avenue, Suite 700, Seattle, WA 98104-1724
4000 Aurora Ave N., Suite 209, Seattle, WA 98103
1111 Third Avenue, Suite 1800, Seattle, WA 98101-4049
3120 Broadway, Everett, WA 98201
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 2530, Seattle, WA 98104
1019 Pacific Ave, Suite 920, Tacoma, WA 98402
1275 12th AVE NW, Suite 5, Issaquah, WA 98027
3326 160th Ave SE, Ste 215, Bellevue, WA 98008
108 South Washington Street, 200 Delmar Building, Seattle, WA 98104
3221 Oakes Avenue, Everett, WA 98201
100 2nd Avenue South, Suite 190, Edmonds, WA 98020
901 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98164
210 Summit Avenue East, Seattle, WA 98102-5619
720 Third Avenue, Suite 2015, Seattle, WA 98104
337 Park Avenue North, Renton, WA 98055
PO Box 5519, Everett, WA 98206
180 NW Coveland St, Coupeville, WA 98239
400 University St, 3rd Floor, Seattle, WA 98101
3216 Wetmore Ave, Suite 207, Everett, WA 98201
705 2nd Avenue, Suite 1111, Seattle, WA 98104
700 112th Ave NE, Sutie 300, Bellevue, WA 98004
11300 Roosevelt Way NE, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98125
6332 31st Ave NE, Suite B, Marysville, WA 98271
500 Denny Way, Seattle, WA 98109-5009
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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