Top Tacoma, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
6703 South 234th Street, Suite 300, Kent, WA 98032-2903
3221 Oakes Avenue, Everett, WA 98201
1333 Stewart St, Seattle, WA 98109
938 Broadway, Tacoma, WA 98402
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 2530, Seattle, WA 98104
506 2nd Ave, Suite 1400, Seattle, WA 98104
15 S. Grady Way, Suite 230, Renton, WA 98057
500 Denny Way, Seattle, WA 98109-5009
119 1st Avenue South, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98104
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 3660, Seattle, WA 98104
210 Summit Avenue East, Seattle, WA 98102-5619
200 Broadway, Suite 301, Seattle, WA 98122
720 3rd Ave, Suite 2015, Seattle, WA 98104
3411 Colby Avenue, Everett, WA 98201-4709
3002 Colby Avenue, Suite 302, Everett, WA 98201-4075
800 Fifth Avenue, Suite 4100, Seattle, WA 98104
3301 Hoyt Avenue, Suite A, Everett, WA 98201
2125 Western Avenue, Suite 204, Seattle, WA 98121
1420 5th Ave, Suite 2200, Seattle, WA 98101
1700 Seventh Ave, Suite 1810, Seattle, WA 98101
710 Cherry Street, Seattle, WA 98104-1925
1498 Pacific Ave, Suite 520, Tacoma, WA 98401
1102 Broadway, Suite 500, Tacoma, WA 98402
1001 Fourth Ave, Suite 4400, Seattle, WA 98154
1000 Second Ave., Suite 2050, Seattle, WA 98104
Tacoma 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