Top Stanwood, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2200 6th Ave, Suite 1250, Seattle, WA 98121
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 3340, Seattle, WA 98104
401 Union Street, Suite 3400, Seattle, WA 98101
500 Union Street, Suite 847, Seattle, WA 98101
520 Pike St, Suite 1001, Seattle, WA 98101-2605
710 Tenth Ave. E., Seattle, WA 98102
1700 Seventh Ave, Suite 1810, Seattle, WA 98101
3815 Woodland Park Ave. N., Suite 102, Seattle, WA 98103
1001 Fourth Ave, Suite 4400, Seattle, WA 98154
1201 3rd Ave, Suite 1580, Seattle, WA 98101
7009 212th St SW, Suite 203, Edmonds, WA 98026-7742
2200 112th Avenue N.E., Suite 200, Bellevue, WA 98004
401 Union St, Suite 3300, Seattle, WA 98101
2025 First Ave, Suite 1200, Seattle, WA 98121
707 S Grady Way, Suite 600, Renton, WA 98057
1201 Pacific Ave, Suite 600, Tacoma, WA 98402
600 1st Avenue, Suite 102, Seattle, WA 98104
720 Seneca St, Ste 107, Seattle, WA 98101
1325 Fourth Avenue, Suite 1335, Seattle, WA 98101
13106 SE 240th St, Suite 203, Kent, WA 98031
18617 SE 41st Ct, Issaquah, WA 98027
600 University Street, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98101
801 Kirkland Avenue, Suite 100, Kirkland, WA 98033
569 Division Street, Suite 300, Port Orchard, WA 98366
1425 Broadway, #412, Seattle, WA 98122-3854
Stanwood 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