Top Tacoma, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1455 NW Leary Way, Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98107
600 University Street, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98101
1425 Broadway, #412, Seattle, WA 98122-3854
801 Kirkland Avenue, Suite 100, Kirkland, WA 98033
701 Pike St, Suite 1625, Seattle, WA 98101
1420 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2200, Seattle, WA 98101
3400 188th St SW, Suite 420, Lynnwood, WA 98037
18617 SE 41st Ct, Issaquah, WA 98027
Key Bank Building, 2707 Colby Ave Suite 901, Everett, WA 98201
1750 112th Ave NE, Suite D-152, Bellevue, WA 98004
PO Box 25642, Seattle, WA 98165
1215 4th Ave, Suite 910, Seattle, WA 98161
1019 Pacific Ave, Suite 920, Tacoma, WA 98402
10740 Meridian Ave N, Suite 107, Seattle, WA 98133
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 2530, Seattle, WA 98104
719 2nd Ave, Suite 1200, Seattle, WA 98104
1001 Fourth Avenue, 44th Floor, Seattle, WA 98154
1275 12th AVE NW, Suite 5, Issaquah, WA 98027
3326 160th Ave SE, Ste 215, Bellevue, WA 98008
4500 9th Ave NE, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98105-4762
999 Third Avenue, Suite 1900, Seattle, WA 98104
1301 Second Ave, Suite 3000, Seattle, WA 98101
PO Box 85110, Seattle, WA 98145-1110
400 NW Gilman Blvd, PO Box 906, Issaquah, WA 98027
1200 5th Ave, Suite 750, Seattle, WA 98101
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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