Top Seattle, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1001 Fourth Avenue, Suite 4400, Seattle, WA 98154
19303 44th Avenue West, Suite A, Lynnwood, WA 98036-5664
215 NE 40th St, Suite C3, Seattle, WA 98105
707 S Grady Way, Suite 600, Renton, WA 98057
705 2nd Avenue, Suite 1111, Seattle, WA 98104-1720
515 W Prospect St, Seattle, WA 98119
22443 SE 240th Street, Suite 101, Maple Valley, WA 98038
600 1st Avenue, Suite 102, Seattle, WA 98104
720 Seneca St, Ste 107, Seattle, WA 98101
104 Tremont St, Suite 240, Port Orchard, WA 98366
1455 NW Leary Way, Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98107
1201 Pacific Ave, Suite 600, Tacoma, WA 98402
559 Bay St, Port Orchard, WA 98366-5305
1425 Broadway, #412, Seattle, WA 98122-3854
2125 Western Avenue, Suite 330, Seattle, WA 98121
14205 SE 36th Street, Suite 100, Bellevue, WA 98006
451 SW 10th St, Suite 215, Renton, WA 98057
1700 Westlake Avenue N, Suite 200, Seattle, WA 98109
PO Box 70859, Seattle, WA 98127
1000 Second Avenue, Suite 3000, Seattle, WA 98104
1420 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2200, Seattle, WA 98101
1000 2nd Avenue, Suite 3500, Seattle, WA 98104
3400 188th St SW, Suite 420, Lynnwood, WA 98037
901 5th Ave, Suite 3200, Seattle, WA 98164
1455 NW Leary Way, Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98107
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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