Top Seattle, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
4409 California Street, Suite 100, Seattle, WA 98116
1001 4th Avenue, Suite 3200, Seattle, WA 98154
705 2nd Ave, Suite 405, Seattle, WA 98104
1455 NW Leary Way, Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98107
950 Broadway, Suite M100, Tacoma, WA 98402
1000 2nd Avenue, Suite 3500, Seattle, WA 98104
600 Winslow Way East, Suiet 131, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110-2438
631 Strander Blvd, Bldg A, Suite G, Tukwila, WA 98188
999 Third Avenue, Suite 1900, Seattle, WA 98104
1301 2nd Ave, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98101
1301 Second Ave, Suite 3000, Seattle, WA 98101
700 112th Ave NE, Sutie 300, Bellevue, WA 98004
11300 Roosevelt Way NE, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98125
6332 31st Ave NE, Suite B, Marysville, WA 98271
500 Denny Way, Seattle, WA 98109-5009
8105 NE 140th Pl, Kirkland, WA 98034
2800 1st Avenue, Suite 309, Seattle, WA 98121
4500 9th Ave NE, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98105-4762
701 Fifth Ave, Suite 4700, Seattle, WA 98104
710 Cherry Street, Seattle, WA 98104-1925
2025 First Ave, Suite 1200, Seattle, WA 98121
401 Union St, Suite 3300, Seattle, WA 98101
701 5th Avenue, 42nd Floor, Seattle, WA 98104
701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 6900, Seattle, WA 98104
1333 Stewart St, Seattle, WA 98109
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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