Top Renton, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
PO Box 77041, Seattle, WA 98177
32116 SE Red Fall City Rd, Fall City, WA 98024
1001 Fourth Avenue, Suite 4400, Seattle, WA 98154
4000 Aurora Ave N., Suite 209, Seattle, WA 98103
3120 Broadway, Everett, WA 98201
PO Box 70859, Seattle, WA 98127
1425 Broadway, #412, Seattle, WA 98122-3854
707 S Grady Way, Suite 600, Renton, WA 98057
22443 SE 240th Street, Suite 101, Maple Valley, WA 98038
705 2nd Avenue, Suite 1111, Seattle, WA 98104-1720
451 SW 10th St, Suite 215, Renton, WA 98057
14205 SE 36th Street, Suite 100, Bellevue, WA 98006
4215 198th St SW, Suite 102, Lynnwood, WA 98036
6703 S 234th St, Suite 130, Kent, WA 98032
1455 NW Leary Way, Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98107
719 2nd Ave, Suite 1200, Seattle, WA 98104
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 2530, Seattle, WA 98104
1000 Second Avenue, Suite 3000, Seattle, WA 98104
926 Sydney Ave, Port Orchard, WA 98366
2125 Western Avenue, Suite 330, Seattle, WA 98121
1700 Westlake Avenue N, Suite 200, Seattle, WA 98109
1420 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3700, Seattle, WA 98101-9600
1750 112th Ave NE, Suite D-152, Bellevue, WA 98004
710 Cherry Street, Seattle, WA 98104-1925
3400 188th St SW, Suite 420, Lynnwood, WA 98037
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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