Top Renton, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1111 3rd Avenue, Suite 2220, Seattle, WA 98101-3213
720 3rd Ave, Suite 2015, Seattle, WA 98104
2018 S. Columbian Way, Seattle, WA 98108-1536
1218 Third Ave, Suite 1518, Seattle, WA 98101
1730 Pottery Ave, Suite 210, Port Orchard, WA 98366
1001 Fourth Ave, Seattle, WA 98154
22030 7th Ave S, Suite 202, Seattle, WA 98198
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101 Yesler Way, Suite 603, Seattle, WA 98104
705 2nd Avenue, Suite 1111, Seattle, WA 98104
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600 108th Ave NE, Suite 320, Bellevue, WA 98004
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17837 1st Ave S, Suite 413, Normandy Park, WA 98148
1700 Westlake Avenue N, Suite 200, Seattle, WA 98109
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925 Fourth Ave, Suite 3800, Seattle, WA 98104
8105 NE 140th Pl, Kirkland, WA 98034
355 118th Ave SE, Suite 200, Bellevue, WA 98005
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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