Top Snoqualmie, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
3002 Colby Avenue, Suite 302, Everett, WA 98201-4075
PO Box 5519, Everett, WA 98206
1420 5th Ave, Suite 2200, Seattle, WA 98101
180 NW Coveland St, Coupeville, WA 98239
337 Park Avenue North, Renton, WA 98055
705 2nd Avenue, Suite 1111, Seattle, WA 98104
PO Box 94534, Seattle, WA 98124
2200 112th Avenue N.E., Suite 200, Bellevue, WA 98004
901 5th Ave, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98164
701 Fifth Ave, Suite 4700, Seattle, WA 98104
600 University St, Suite 310, Seattle, WA 98101
1833 N 105th St, Suite 101, Seattle, WA 98133
4215 198th St SW, Suite 102, Lynnwood, WA 98036
1833 N. 105th Street, Suite 101, Seattle, WA 98133
4020 Lake Washington Blvd NE, Suite 310, Kirkland, WA 98033
701 5th Avenue, 42nd Floor, Seattle, WA 98104
1730 Pottery Ave, Suite 210, Port Orchard, WA 98366
3326 160th Avenue SE, Ste 215, Bellevue, WA 98008
19401 40th Ave W, Suite 340, Lynnwood, WA 98036
701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 6900, Seattle, WA 98104
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 2530, Seattle, WA 98104
6720 Fort Dent Way, Suite 230, Tukwila, WA 98188
119 First Avenue South, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98104
16300 Mill Creek Blvd, Suite 208, Mill Creek, WA 98012
2000 112th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA 98004-2913
Snoqualmie Drug Possession Information
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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