Top Seatac, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
6303 Wetmore Ave, Everett, WA 98203
600 University Street, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98101
4500 9th Ave NE, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98105-4762
18617 SE 41st Ct, Issaquah, WA 98027
801 Kirkland Avenue, Suite 100, Kirkland, WA 98033
1008 S. Yakima Ave, Ste 100, Tacoma, WA 98405
1750 112th Ave NE, Suite D-152, Bellevue, WA 98004
707 S Grady Way, Suite 600, Renton, WA 98057
3326 160th Ave SE, Ste 215, Bellevue, WA 98008
22443 SE 240th Street, Suite 101, Maple Valley, WA 98038
3326 160th Avenue SE, Ste 215, Bellevue, WA 98008
705 2nd Avenue, Suite 1111, Seattle, WA 98104-1720
904 Dwight St., Port Orchard, WA 98366
1275 12th AVE NW, Suite 5, Issaquah, WA 98027
1325 Fourth Avenue, Suite 1335, Seattle, WA 98101
4020 Lake Washington Blvd NE, Suite 310, Kirkland, WA 98033
1215 4th Ave, Suite 910, Seattle, WA 98161
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 2530, Seattle, WA 98104
1019 Pacific Ave, Suite 920, Tacoma, WA 98402
1001 Fourth Ave, Seattle, WA 98154
Key Bank Building, 2707 Colby Ave Suite 901, Everett, WA 98201
10740 Meridian Ave N, Suite 107, Seattle, WA 98133
720 Third Avenue, Suite 2015, Seattle, WA 98104
9311 SE 36th St, Mercer Island, WA 98040
119 1st Ave S, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98104
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