Top Seattle, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
22030 7th Ave S, Suite 202, Seattle, WA 98198
1001 4th Avenue, Suite 3200, Seattle, WA 98154-1003
555 Andover Park West, Suite 200, Tukwila, WA 98188
500 Denny Way, Seattle, WA 98109-5009
705 2nd Avenue, Suite 1111, Seattle, WA 98104
108 South Washington Street, 200 Delmar Building, Seattle, WA 98104
100 2nd Avenue South, Suite 190, Edmonds, WA 98020
623 Dwight St, Port Orchard, WA 98366
3221 Oakes Avenue, Everett, WA 98201
210 Summit Avenue East, Seattle, WA 98102-5619
411 University St, Suite 1230, Seattle, WA 98101
355 118th Ave SE, Suite 200, Bellevue, WA 98005
5215 Ballard Avenue NW, Suite 2, Seattle, WA 98107-4838
PO Box 786, Port Orchard, WA 98366-0786
PO Box 15980, Seattle, WA 98115-0980
718 Griffin Avenue, Suite 290, Enumclaw, WA 98022
535 East Sunset Way, Issaquah, WA 98027
200 Broadway, Suite 301, Seattle, WA 98122
800 Fifth Avenue, Suite 4100, Seattle, WA 98104
3002 Colby Avenue, Suite 302, Everett, WA 98201-4075
19401 40th Ave W, Suite 340, Lynnwood, WA 98036
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 2530, Seattle, WA 98104
1833 N. 105th Street, Suite 101, Seattle, WA 98133
600 Stewart Street, Suite 901, Seattle, WA 98101-2573
119 1st Avenue South, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98104
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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