Top Seattle, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2125 Western Avenue, Suite 330, Seattle, WA 98121
623 Dwight St, Port Orchard, WA 98366
901 5th Ave, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98164
3400 188th St SW, Suite 420, Lynnwood, WA 98037
15 S. Grady Way, Suite 230, Renton, WA 98057
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 2530, Seattle, WA 98104
1521 SE Piperberry Way, Suite 137, Port Orchard, WA 98366
705 2nd Avenue, Suite 1111, Seattle, WA 98104
3227 Beacon Avenue S., Unit D, Seattle, WA 98144
720 3rd Ave, Suite 2015, Seattle, WA 98104
3216 Wetmore Ave, Suite 207, Everett, WA 98201
200 Broadway, Suite 301, Seattle, WA 98122
800 Fifth Avenue, Suite 4100, Seattle, WA 98104
3002 Colby Avenue, Suite 302, Everett, WA 98201-4075
221 1st Ave W, Unit 200, Seattle, WA 98119
607 SW Grady Way, Suite 325, Renton, WA 98057
PO Box 2697, Seattle, WA 98116
600 Stewart Street, Suite 901, Seattle, WA 98101-2573
PO Box 1856, Issaquah, WA 98027-0076
705 2nd Avenue, Suite 1111, Seattle, WA 98104
2470 Westlake Ave N, Suite 201, Seattle, WA 98109
155 NE 100th St, Suite 205, Seattle, WA 98125
13036 SE Kent-Kangley Rd, Suite 455, Kent, WA 98030
19401 40th Ave W, Suite 340, Lynnwood, WA 98036
19000 33rd Ave W, Suite 100, Lynnwood, WA 98036
Seattle Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in Seattle
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in Seattle and checks their standing with Washington bar associations.
Our Verification Process and Criteria
Ample Experience
Attorneys must meet stringent qualifications and prove they practice in the area of law they’re verified in.
Good Standing
Be in good standing with their bar associations and maintain a clean disciplinary record.
Annual Review
Submit to an annual review to retain their Lead Counsel Verified status.
Client Commitment
Pledge to follow the highest quality client service and ethical standards.
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