Top Seatac, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
PO Box 1856, Issaquah, WA 98027-0076
1700 7th Ave, Suite 2100, Seattle, WA 98101
2200 112th Avenue N.E., Suite 200, Bellevue, WA 98004
13036 SE Kent-Kangley Rd, 455, Kent, WA 98030
2470 Westlake Ave N, Suite 201, Seattle, WA 98109
1008 S. Yakima Ave, Ste 100, Tacoma, WA 98405
6303 Wetmore Ave, Everett, WA 98203
PO Box 5519, Everett, WA 98206
337 Park Avenue North, Renton, WA 98055
155 NE 100th St, Suite 205, Seattle, WA 98125
904 Dwight St., Port Orchard, WA 98366
19000 33rd Ave W, Suite 100, Lynnwood, WA 98036
180 NW Coveland St, Coupeville, WA 98239
PO Box 85110, Seattle, WA 98145-1110
506 2nd Ave, Suite 1400, Seattle, WA 98104
500 Denny Way, Seattle, WA 98109-5009
13106 SE 240th St, Suite 203, Kent, WA 98031
901 5th Ave, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98164
210 Summit Avenue East, Seattle, WA 98102-5619
3326 160th Avenue SE, Ste 215, Bellevue, WA 98008
701 Fifth Ave, Suite 4700, Seattle, WA 98104
4020 Lake Washington Blvd NE, Suite 310, Kirkland, WA 98033
1001 Fourth Ave, Seattle, WA 98154
1420 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2200, Seattle, WA 98101
9311 SE 36th St, Mercer Island, WA 98040
Seatac Drug Possession Information
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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