Top Snoqualmie, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1301 Second Ave, Suite 3000, Seattle, WA 98101
631 Strander Blvd, Bldg A, Suite G, Tukwila, WA 98188
701 5th Ave, Suite 6100, Seattle, WA 98104
2025 First Ave, Suite 1200, Seattle, WA 98121
10900 Northeast 4th Street, Suite 1850, Bellevue, WA 98004
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 3340, Seattle, WA 98104
615 2nd Avenue, Suite 720, Seattle, WA 98104-2226
2200 6th Ave, Suite 1250, Seattle, WA 98121
401 Union Street, Suite 3400, Seattle, WA 98101
720 3rd Ave, Suite 2015, Seattle, WA 98104
500 Union Street, Suite 847, Seattle, WA 98101
520 Pike St, Suite 1001, Seattle, WA 98101-2605
701 5th Ave Ste 4200, Seattle, WA 98104-7047
7100 Evergreen Way Ste E, Everett, WA 98203-5168
3301 Hoyt Avenue, Suite A, Everett, WA 98201
PO Box 2697, Seattle, WA 98116
PO Box 25642, Seattle, WA 98165
1001 Fourth Avenue, 44th Floor, Seattle, WA 98154
PO Box 10033, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
1001 Fourth Ave, Suite 4400, Seattle, WA 98154
1215 4th Ave, Suite 910, Seattle, WA 98161
200 E 3rd, PO Box 279, Ellensburg, WA 98926-0279
3326 160th Ave SE, Suite 215, Bellevue, WA 98008
7009 212th St SW, Suite 203, Edmonds, WA 98026-7742
705 2nd Avenue, Suite 1111, Seattle, WA 98104
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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