Top Sumner, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
600 Stewart Street, Suites 300 & 400, Seattle, WA 98101
925 Fourth Ave, Suite 3800, Seattle, WA 98104
610 Central Ave S, Kent, WA 98032
1750 112th Ave NE, Suite D-152, Bellevue, WA 98004
655 West Smith Street, Suite 210, Kent, WA 98032
728 Pacific Ave, Ste. 220, Tacoma, WA 98402
6703 South 234th Street, Suite 300, Kent, WA 98032-2903
1301 Second Avenue, Suite 4200, Seattle, WA 98101
3120 Broadway, Everett, WA 98201
1333 Stewart St, Seattle, WA 98109
3216 Wetmore Ave, Suite 207, Everett, WA 98201
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 3660, Seattle, WA 98104
1215 4th Ave, Suite 910, Seattle, WA 98161
Key Bank Building, 2707 Colby Ave Suite 901, Everett, WA 98201
3326 160th Ave SE, Suite 215, Bellevue, WA 98008
2540 Westlake Avenue, Suite B, Seattle, WA 98109
3411 Colby Avenue, Everett, WA 98201-4709
13036 SE Kent-Kangley Rd, 455, Kent, WA 98030
710 Tenth Ave. E., Seattle, WA 98102
1008 South Yakima Avenue, Suite 302, Tacoma, WA 98405
1001 Fourth Avenue, 44th Floor, Seattle, WA 98154
3815 Woodland Park Ave. N., Suite 102, Seattle, WA 98103
PO Box 25642, Seattle, WA 98165
155 NE 100th St, Suite 205, Seattle, WA 98125
2470 Westlake Ave N, Suite 201, Seattle, WA 98109
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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