Top Stanwood, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
200 E 3rd, PO Box 279, Ellensburg, WA 98926-0279
904 Dwight St., Port Orchard, WA 98366
710 2nd Avenue, Suite 700, Seattle, WA 98104-1724
1111 Third Avenue, Suite 1800, Seattle, WA 98101-4049
1126 34th Ave, Suite 309, Seattle, WA 98122
2122 112th Ave NE, Suite A-200, Bellevue, WA 98004
701 5th Ave, Suite 6100, Seattle, WA 98104
701 Pike St, Suite 1625, Seattle, WA 98101
355 118th Ave SE, Suite 200, Bellevue, WA 98005
3221 Oakes Avenue, Everett, WA 98201
7100 Evergreen Way Ste E, Everett, WA 98203-5168
3301 Hoyt Avenue, Suite A, Everett, WA 98201
701 5th Ave Ste 4200, Seattle, WA 98104-7047
PO Box 2697, Seattle, WA 98116
108 South Washington Street, 200 Delmar Building, Seattle, WA 98104
800 5th Avenue, Legal Dept, Seattle, WA 98104-3185
600 Stewart Street, Suite 901, Seattle, WA 98101-2573
PO Box 1856, Issaquah, WA 98027-0076
535 East Sunset Way, Issaquah, WA 98027
710 Tenth Ave. E., Seattle, WA 98102
2540 Westlake Avenue, Suite B, Seattle, WA 98109
411 University St, Suite 1230, Seattle, WA 98101
3815 Woodland Park Ave. N., Suite 102, Seattle, WA 98103
1001 Fourth Ave, Suite 4400, Seattle, WA 98154
5215 Ballard Avenue NW, Suite 2, Seattle, WA 98107-4838
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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