Top Seattle, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1201 Pacific Ave, Suite 600, Tacoma, WA 98402
720 Seneca St, Ste 107, Seattle, WA 98101
1750 112th Ave NE, Suite D-152, Bellevue, WA 98004
600 1st Avenue, Suite 102, Seattle, WA 98104
3811-A Broadway, Everett, WA 98201
701 N 36th St, Suite 420, Seattle, WA 98103
950 Broadway, Suite M100, Tacoma, WA 98402
221 1st Ave W, Unit 200, Seattle, WA 98119
411 University St, Suite 1230, Seattle, WA 98101
600 108th Ave NE, Suite 320, Bellevue, WA 98004
337 Park Avenue North, Renton, WA 98055
180 NW Coveland St, Coupeville, WA 98239
PO Box 5519, Everett, WA 98206
1200 6th Ave, Suite 850, Seattle, WA 98101
600 Stewart Street, Suites 300 & 400, Seattle, WA 98101
925 Fourth Ave, Suite 3800, Seattle, WA 98104
400 NW Gilman Blvd, PO Box 906, Issaquah, WA 98027
11300 Roosevelt Way NE, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98125
210 Summit Avenue East, Seattle, WA 98102-5619
631 Strander Blvd, Bldg A, Suite G, Tukwila, WA 98188
701 5th Ave, Suite 6100, Seattle, WA 98104
500 Union Street, Suite 847, Seattle, WA 98101
520 Pike St, Suite 1001, Seattle, WA 98101-2605
600 Winslow Way East, Suiet 131, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110-2438
401 Union Street, Suite 3400, Seattle, WA 98101
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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