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220 W Main Ave, Spokane, WA 99201
900 N Maple Street, Suite 102, Spokane, WA 99201-1807
921 W Broadway Ave, Suite 201, Spokane, WA 99201
1519 West Broadway Avenue, Spokane, WA 99201-1903
505 W. Riverside Ave #598, Spokane, WA 99201-2623
1212 North Washington St, Suite 132, Spokane, WA 99201
16201 E. Indiana Avenue, Suite 1900, Spokane Valley, WA 99216-6031
422 W Riverside Ave, Suite 1100, Spokane, WA 99201
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430 W. Indiana Avenue, Spokane, WA 99205-4719
1312 N. Monroe, Spokane, WA 99201
1403 W Broadway Ave, Spokane, WA 99201-1902
1410 N Mullan Rd, Suite 207, Spokane, WA 99206
621 Mallon Avenue, Suite 509, Spokane, WA 99201
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601 West Riverside Avenue, Suite 1900, Spokane, WA 99201-0627
1312 North Monroe Street, Suite 140, Spokane, WA 99201-2623
510 W. Riverside Ave., Suite 300, Spokane, WA 99201
618 W Riverside Ave, Suite 210, Spokane, WA 99201
2525 E. 29th Ave, Suite 10-B, #225, Spokane, WA 99223
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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