Top Tacoma, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
607 SW Grady Way, Suite 325, Renton, WA 98057
901 5th Ave, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98164
1750 112th Ave NE, Suite D-152, Bellevue, WA 98004
Key Bank Building, 2707 Colby Ave Suite 901, Everett, WA 98201
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
1001 Fourth Avenue, 44th Floor, Seattle, WA 98154
119 1st Avenue South, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98104
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 2530, Seattle, WA 98104
PO Box 25642, Seattle, WA 98165
3326 160th Ave SE, Ste 215, Bellevue, WA 98008
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PO Box 85110, Seattle, WA 98145-1110
3216 Wetmore Ave, Suite 207, Everett, WA 98201
3227 Beacon Avenue S., Unit D, Seattle, WA 98144
701 Pike St, Suite 1625, Seattle, WA 98101
PO Box 2697, Seattle, WA 98116
506 2nd Ave, Suite 1400, Seattle, WA 98104
411 University St, Suite 1230, Seattle, WA 98101
13036 SE Kent-Kangley Rd, 455, Kent, WA 98030
720 Third Avenue, Suite 2015, Seattle, WA 98104
PO Box 1856, Issaquah, WA 98027-0076
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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