Top Steilacoom, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
748 Market St, Suite 147, Tacoma, WA 98402
PO Box 70859, Seattle, WA 98127
701 Fifth Ave, Suite 4700, Seattle, WA 98104
1000 2nd Avenue, Suite 3500, Seattle, WA 98104
411 University St, Suite 1230, Seattle, WA 98101
11300 Roosevelt Way NE, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98125
1200 6th Ave, Suite 850, Seattle, WA 98101
700 112th Ave NE, Sutie 300, Bellevue, WA 98004
701 5th Avenue, 42nd Floor, Seattle, WA 98104
6332 31st Ave NE, Suite B, Marysville, WA 98271
1455 NW Leary Way, Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98107
3400 188th St SW, Suite 420, Lynnwood, WA 98037
1455 NW Leary Way, Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98107
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 2530, Seattle, WA 98104
701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 6900, Seattle, WA 98104
108 South Washington Street, 200 Delmar Building, Seattle, WA 98104
100 2nd Avenue South, Suite 190, Edmonds, WA 98020
3221 Oakes Avenue, Everett, WA 98201
4020 Lake Washington Blvd NE, Suite 310, Kirkland, WA 98033
1000 Second Avenue, Suite 3000, Seattle, WA 98104
2125 Western Avenue, Suite 330, Seattle, WA 98121
901 5th Ave, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98164
13106 SE 240th St, Suite 203, Kent, WA 98031
701 N 36th St, Suite 420, Seattle, WA 98103
15 S. Grady Way, Suite 230, Renton, WA 98057
Steilacoom 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