Top Tacoma, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
PO Box 430, Maple Valley, WA 98038
3227 Beacon Avenue S., Unit D, Seattle, WA 98144
720 Third Avenue, Suite 2015, Seattle, WA 98104
1117 Tacoma Avenue South, Tacoma, WA 98402-2005
600 Stewart Street, Suites 300 & 400, Seattle, WA 98101
925 Fourth Ave, Suite 3800, Seattle, WA 98104
705 2nd Avenue, Suite 1111, Seattle, WA 98104
1001 4th Avenue, Suite 3200, Seattle, WA 98154-1003
701 Fifth Ave, Suite 4700, Seattle, WA 98104
600 108th Ave NE, Suite 320, Bellevue, WA 98004
999 Third Avenue, Suite 1900, Seattle, WA 98104
1301 Second Ave, Suite 3000, Seattle, WA 98101
701 5th Avenue, 42nd Floor, Seattle, WA 98104
200 Broadway, Suite 301, Seattle, WA 98122
800 Fifth Avenue, Suite 4100, Seattle, WA 98104
3002 Colby Avenue, Suite 302, Everett, WA 98201-4075
1420 5th Ave, Suite 2200, Seattle, WA 98101
701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 6900, Seattle, WA 98104
1201 Pacific Ave, Suite 600, Tacoma, WA 98402
600 University Street, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98101
600 1st Avenue, Suite 102, Seattle, WA 98104
720 Seneca St, Ste 107, Seattle, WA 98101
13106 SE 240th St, Suite 203, Kent, WA 98031
401 Union St, Suite 3300, Seattle, WA 98101
2025 First Ave, Suite 1200, Seattle, WA 98121
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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