Top South Hill, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
155 NE 100th St, Suite 205, Seattle, WA 98125
13036 SE Kent-Kangley Rd, 455, Kent, WA 98030
19000 33rd Ave W, Suite 100, Lynnwood, WA 98036
2470 Westlake Ave N, Suite 201, Seattle, WA 98109
701 Fifth Ave, Suite 4700, Seattle, WA 98104
4115 South Meridian, Suite B, PO Box 731063, Puyallup, WA 98373
901 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98164
1420 5th Ave, Suite 2200, Seattle, WA 98101
1420 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2200, Seattle, WA 98101
1455 NW Leary Way, Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98107
1325 Fourth Avenue, Suite 1335, Seattle, WA 98101
1117 Tacoma Avenue South, Tacoma, WA 98402-2005
719 2nd Ave, Suite 1200, Seattle, WA 98104
2200 112th Avenue N.E., Suite 200, Bellevue, WA 98004
3400 188th St SW, Suite 420, Lynnwood, WA 98037
1008 S. Yakima Ave, Ste 100, Tacoma, WA 98405
1420 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3700, Seattle, WA 98101-9600
1102 Broadway, Suite 510, Tacoma, WA 98402
PO Box 15980, Seattle, WA 98115-0980
5215 Ballard Avenue NW, Suite 2, Seattle, WA 98107-4838
6303 Wetmore Ave, Everett, WA 98203
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 2530, Seattle, WA 98104
119 First Avenue South, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98104
6720 Fort Dent Way, Suite 230, Tukwila, WA 98188
16300 Mill Creek Blvd, Suite 208, Mill Creek, WA 98012
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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