Top Seattle, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2200 6th Ave, Suite 1250, Seattle, WA 98121
401 Union Street, Suite 3400, Seattle, WA 98101
500 Union Street, Suite 847, Seattle, WA 98101
1700 Seventh Ave, Suite 1810, Seattle, WA 98101
411 University St, Suite 1230, Seattle, WA 98101
607 SW Grady Way, Suite 325, Renton, WA 98057
1201 3rd Ave, Suite 1580, Seattle, WA 98101
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 2530, Seattle, WA 98104
1200 6th Ave, Suite 850, Seattle, WA 98101
10740 Meridian Ave N, Suite 107, Seattle, WA 98133
3326 160th Ave SE, Ste 215, Bellevue, WA 98008
1019 Pacific Ave, Suite 920, Tacoma, WA 98402
1000 2nd Avenue, Suite 3500, Seattle, WA 98104
3227 Beacon Avenue S., Unit D, Seattle, WA 98144
720 Third Avenue, Suite 2015, Seattle, WA 98104
901 5th Ave, Suite 3200, Seattle, WA 98164
901 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98164
400 University St, 3rd Floor, Seattle, WA 98101
506 2nd Ave, Suite 1400, Seattle, WA 98104
11300 Roosevelt Way NE, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98125
705 2nd Avenue, Suite 1111, Seattle, WA 98104
108 South Washington Street, 200 Delmar Building, Seattle, WA 98104
1001 4th Avenue, Suite 3200, Seattle, WA 98154-1003
3221 Oakes Avenue, Everett, WA 98201
210 Summit Avenue East, Seattle, WA 98102-5619
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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