Top Renton, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
600 Winslow Way East, Suiet 131, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110-2438
101 Yesler Way, Suite 603, Seattle, WA 98104
337 Park Avenue North, Renton, WA 98055
600 108th Ave NE, Suite 320, Bellevue, WA 98004
PO Box 5519, Everett, WA 98206
180 NW Coveland St, Coupeville, WA 98239
999 Third Avenue, Suite 1900, Seattle, WA 98104
1301 2nd Ave, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98101
1301 Second Ave, Suite 3000, Seattle, WA 98101
3815 Woodland Park Ave. N., Suite 102, Seattle, WA 98103
8105 NE 140th Pl, Kirkland, WA 98034
1000 Second Ave., Suite 2050, Seattle, WA 98104
705 Second Avenue, Suite 1500, Seattle, WA 98104
3326 160th Ave SE, Suite 215, Bellevue, WA 98008
701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3600, Seattle, WA 98104
1498 Pacific Ave, Suite 520, Tacoma, WA 98401
1102 Broadway, Suite 500, Tacoma, WA 98402
7009 212th St SW, Suite 203, Edmonds, WA 98026-7742
2540 Westlake Avenue, Suite B, Seattle, WA 98109
600 University Street, Suite 3020, Seattle, WA 98101-4105
710 Tenth Ave. E., Seattle, WA 98102
10800 NE 8th Street, Suite 330, Bellevue, WA 98004
9226 Bayshore Drive NW, Suite 206, Silverdale, WA 98383
4500 9th Ave NE, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98105-4762
1001 Fourth Ave, Suite 4400, Seattle, WA 98154
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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