Top Seattle, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2000 112th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA 98004-2913
2018 S. Columbian Way, Seattle, WA 98108-1536
1218 Third Ave, Suite 1518, Seattle, WA 98101
2320 130th Avenue Northeast, Suite 250, Building E, Bellevue, WA 98005
1730 Pottery Ave, Suite 210, Port Orchard, WA 98366
2800 1st Avenue, Suite 309, Seattle, WA 98121
11300 Roosevelt Way NE, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98125
700 112th Ave NE, Sutie 300, Bellevue, WA 98004
6332 31st Ave NE, Suite B, Marysville, WA 98271
101 Yesler Way, Suite 603, Seattle, WA 98104
4500 9th Ave NE, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98105-4762
999 Third Avenue, Suite 1900, Seattle, WA 98104
1301 2nd Ave, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98101
1301 Second Ave, Suite 3000, Seattle, WA 98101
1200 5th Ave, Suite 750, Seattle, WA 98101
8105 NE 140th Pl, Kirkland, WA 98034
PO Box 2697, Seattle, WA 98116
710 Tenth Ave. E., Seattle, WA 98102
3815 Woodland Park Ave. N., Suite 102, Seattle, WA 98103
705 2nd Avenue, Suite 1111, Seattle, WA 98104-1720
707 S Grady Way, Suite 600, Renton, WA 98057
22443 SE 240th Street, Suite 101, Maple Valley, WA 98038
1325 Fourth Avenue, Suite 1335, Seattle, WA 98101
2025 First Ave, Suite 1200, Seattle, WA 98121
901 5th Ave, Suite 3200, Seattle, WA 98164
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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