Top Seattle, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
4115 South Meridian, Suite B, PO Box 731063, Puyallup, WA 98373
718 Griffin Avenue, Suite 290, Enumclaw, WA 98022
925 Fourth Ave, Suite 3800, Seattle, WA 98104
535 East Sunset Way, Issaquah, WA 98027
515 W Prospect St, Seattle, WA 98119
600 Stewart Street, Suites 300 & 400, Seattle, WA 98101
1425 Broadway, #412, Seattle, WA 98122-3854
655 West Smith Street, Suite 210, Kent, WA 98032
104 Tremont St, Suite 240, Port Orchard, WA 98366
3301 Hoyt Avenue, Suite A, Everett, WA 98201
1333 Stewart St, Seattle, WA 98109
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
355 118th Ave SE, Suite 200, Bellevue, WA 98005
600 108th Ave NE, Suite 320, Bellevue, WA 98004
1008 South Yakima Avenue, Suite 302, Tacoma, WA 98405
PO Box 70859, Seattle, WA 98127
701 5th Ave Ste 4200, Seattle, WA 98104-7047
1833 N 105th St, Suite 101, Seattle, WA 98133
7100 Evergreen Way Ste E, Everett, WA 98203-5168
3400 188th St SW, Suite 420, Lynnwood, WA 98037
119 1st Avenue South, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98104
901 5th Ave, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98164
710 Tenth Ave. E., Seattle, WA 98102
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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