Top Seattle, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
215 NE 40th St, Suite C3, Seattle, WA 98105
19303 44th Avenue West, Suite A, Lynnwood, WA 98036-5664
999 Third Avenue, Suite 3900, Seattle, WA 98104-4040
355 118th Ave SE, Suite 200, Bellevue, WA 98005
PO Box 70859, Seattle, WA 98127
535 East Sunset Way, Issaquah, WA 98027
1425 Broadway, #412, Seattle, WA 98122-3854
119 1st Avenue South, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98104
1521 SE Piperberry Way, Suite 137, Port Orchard, WA 98366
600 University Street, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98101
506 2nd Ave, Suite 1400, Seattle, WA 98104
720 3rd Ave, Suite 2015, Seattle, WA 98104
801 Kirkland Avenue, Suite 100, Kirkland, WA 98033
3216 Wetmore Ave, Suite 207, Everett, WA 98201
701 Pike St, Suite 1625, Seattle, WA 98101
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 3340, Seattle, WA 98104
10900 Northeast 4th Street, Suite 1850, Bellevue, WA 98004
615 2nd Avenue, Suite 720, Seattle, WA 98104-2226
2200 6th Ave, Suite 1250, Seattle, WA 98121
401 Union Street, Suite 3400, Seattle, WA 98101
500 Union Street, Suite 847, Seattle, WA 98101
520 Pike St, Suite 1001, Seattle, WA 98101-2605
710 2nd Avenue, Suite 700, Seattle, WA 98104-1724
1111 Third Avenue, Suite 1800, Seattle, WA 98101-4049
1126 34th Ave, Suite 309, 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