Top Renton, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
5611 76th St W, Suite A, Lakewood, WA 98499
400 Warren Avenue, Suite 415, Bremerton, WA 98337
8105 NE 140th Pl, Kirkland, WA 98034
200 Broadway, Suite 301, Seattle, WA 98122
600 Stewart Street, Suites 300 & 400, Seattle, WA 98101
925 Fourth Ave, Suite 3800, Seattle, WA 98104
22030 7th Ave S, Suite 202, Seattle, WA 98198
800 Fifth Avenue, Suite 4100, Seattle, WA 98104
3002 Colby Avenue, Suite 302, Everett, WA 98201-4075
10800 NE 8th Street, Suite 330, Bellevue, WA 98004
2125 Western Avenue, Suite 204, Seattle, WA 98121
1325 4th Avenue, Suite 1402, Seattle, WA 98101-2505
1700 Seventh Ave, Suite 1810, Seattle, WA 98101
535 East Sunset Way, Issaquah, WA 98027
The PSE Building, 10885 NE 4th Street, Suite 700, Bellevue, WA 98004
705 Second Avenue, Suite 1500, Seattle, WA 98104
701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3600, Seattle, WA 98104
1498 Pacific Ave, Suite 520, Tacoma, WA 98401
1102 Broadway, Suite 500, Tacoma, WA 98402
1000 Second Ave., Suite 2050, Seattle, WA 98104
3301 Hoyt Avenue, Suite A, Everett, WA 98201
600 University Street, Suite 3020, Seattle, WA 98101-4105
9226 Bayshore Drive NW, Suite 206, Silverdale, WA 98383
705 2nd Avenue, Suite 1111, Seattle, WA 98104
600 108th Ave NE, Suite 320, Bellevue, WA 98004
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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