Top South Hill, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
748 Market St, Suite 147, Tacoma, WA 98402
901 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98164
17837 1st Ave S, Suite 413, Normandy Park, WA 98148
1008 South Yakima Avenue, Suite 302, Tacoma, WA 98405
600 108th Ave NE, Suite 320, Bellevue, WA 98004
355 118th Ave SE, Suite 200, Bellevue, WA 98005
600 Stewart Street, Suites 300 & 400, Seattle, WA 98101
4115 South Meridian, Suite B, PO Box 731063, Puyallup, WA 98373
925 Fourth Ave, Suite 3800, Seattle, WA 98104
8105 NE 140th Pl, Kirkland, WA 98034
535 East Sunset Way, Issaquah, WA 98027
1455 NW Leary Way, Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98107
PO Box 70859, Seattle, WA 98127
2200 112th Avenue N.E., Suite 200, Bellevue, WA 98004
801 Kirkland Avenue, Suite 100, Kirkland, WA 98033
4500 9th Ave NE, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98105-4762
18617 SE 41st Ct, Issaquah, WA 98027
1420 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2200, Seattle, WA 98101
3400 188th St SW, Suite 420, Lynnwood, WA 98037
1325 Fourth Avenue, Suite 1335, Seattle, WA 98101
1215 4th Ave, Suite 910, Seattle, WA 98161
1008 S. Yakima Ave, Ste 100, Tacoma, WA 98405
600 University Street, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98101
707 S Grady Way, Suite 600, Renton, WA 98057
22443 SE 240th Street, Suite 101, Maple Valley, WA 98038
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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