Top Spanaway, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
705 2nd Ave, Suite 405, Seattle, WA 98104
22030 7th Ave S, Suite 202, Seattle, WA 98198
119 1st Ave S, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98104
9311 SE 36th St, Mercer Island, WA 98040
720 Third Avenue, Suite 2015, Seattle, WA 98104
701 N 36th St, Suite 420, Seattle, WA 98103
600 108th Ave NE, Suite 320, Bellevue, WA 98004
748 Market St, Suite 147, Tacoma, WA 98402
PO Box 70859, Seattle, WA 98127
999 Third Avenue, Suite 1900, Seattle, WA 98104
1301 Second Ave, Suite 3000, Seattle, WA 98101
355 118th Ave SE, Suite 200, Bellevue, WA 98005
1420 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2200, Seattle, WA 98101
3400 188th St SW, Suite 420, Lynnwood, WA 98037
18617 SE 41st Ct, Issaquah, WA 98027
8105 NE 140th Pl, Kirkland, WA 98034
950 Broadway, Suite M100, Tacoma, WA 98402
1455 NW Leary Way, Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98107
2800 1st Avenue, Suite 309, Seattle, WA 98121
1325 Fourth Avenue, Suite 1335, Seattle, WA 98101
707 S Grady Way, Suite 600, Renton, WA 98057
600 University Street, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98101
801 Kirkland Avenue, Suite 100, Kirkland, WA 98033
4500 9th Ave NE, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98105-4762
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Spanaway 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