Top Seatac, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1019 Pacific Ave, Suite 920, Tacoma, WA 98402
10740 Meridian Ave N, Suite 107, Seattle, WA 98133
3326 160th Ave SE, Ste 215, Bellevue, WA 98008
1275 12th AVE NW, Suite 5, Issaquah, WA 98027
6703 S 234th St, Suite 130, Kent, WA 98032
1001 Fourth Ave, Seattle, WA 98154
500 Denny Way, Seattle, WA 98109-5009
701 Pike St, Suite 1625, Seattle, WA 98101
506 2nd Ave, Suite 1400, Seattle, WA 98104
600 University Street, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98101
22030 7th Ave S, Suite 202, Seattle, WA 98198
719 2nd Ave, Suite 1200, Seattle, WA 98104
555 Andover Park West, Suite 200, Tukwila, WA 98188
3216 Wetmore Ave, Suite 207, Everett, WA 98201
705 2nd Avenue, Suite 1111, Seattle, WA 98104
1700 7th Ave, Suite 2100, Seattle, WA 98101
718 Griffin Avenue, Suite 290, Enumclaw, WA 98022
PO Box 15980, Seattle, WA 98115-0980
5215 Ballard Avenue NW, Suite 2, Seattle, WA 98107-4838
PO Box 786, Port Orchard, WA 98366-0786
1700 Westlake Avenue N, Suite 200, Seattle, WA 98109
926 Sydney Ave, Port Orchard, WA 98366
800 Fifth Avenue, Suite 4100, Seattle, WA 98104
710 Cherry Street, Seattle, WA 98104-1925
200 Broadway, Suite 301, Seattle, WA 98122
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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