Top Seattle, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
720 Third Avenue, Suite 2015, Seattle, WA 98104
1008 South Yakima Avenue, Suite 302, Tacoma, WA 98405
5215 Ballard Avenue NW, Suite 2, Seattle, WA 98107-4838
701 N 36th St, Suite 420, Seattle, WA 98103
PO Box 786, Port Orchard, WA 98366-0786
22030 7th Ave S, Suite 202, Seattle, WA 98198
3400 188th St SW, Suite 420, Lynnwood, WA 98037
718 Griffin Avenue, Suite 290, Enumclaw, WA 98022
8105 NE 140th Pl, Kirkland, WA 98034
1455 NW Leary Way, Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98107
555 Andover Park West, Suite 200, Tukwila, WA 98188
PO Box 15980, Seattle, WA 98115-0980
101 Yesler Way, Suite 603, Seattle, WA 98104
950 Broadway, Suite M100, Tacoma, WA 98402
2800 1st Avenue, Suite 309, Seattle, WA 98121
1333 Stewart St, Seattle, WA 98109
4500 9th Ave NE, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98105-4762
655 West Smith Street, Suite 210, Kent, WA 98032
108 South Washington Street, 200 Delmar Building, Seattle, WA 98104
100 2nd Avenue South, Suite 190, Edmonds, WA 98020
3411 Colby Avenue, Everett, WA 98201-4709
3221 Oakes Avenue, Everett, WA 98201
6703 South 234th Street, Suite 300, Kent, WA 98032-2903
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 3660, Seattle, WA 98104
623 Dwight St, Port Orchard, WA 98366
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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