Top Tacoma, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
600 Stewart Street, Suite 901, Seattle, WA 98101-2573
1200 6th Ave, Suite 850, Seattle, WA 98101
718 Griffin Avenue, Suite 290, Enumclaw, WA 98022
1001 4th Avenue, Suite 3200, Seattle, WA 98154-1003
155 NE 100th St, Suite 205, Seattle, WA 98125
2470 Westlake Ave N, Suite 201, Seattle, WA 98109
19000 33rd Ave W, Suite 100, Lynnwood, WA 98036
3227 Beacon Ave S, Suite D, Seattle, WA 98144
2125 Western Ave, Suite 330, Seattle, WA 98121-2114
400 University St, 3rd Floor, Seattle, WA 98101
200 Broadway, Suite 301, Seattle, WA 98122
800 Fifth Avenue, Suite 4100, Seattle, WA 98104
3002 Colby Avenue, Suite 302, Everett, WA 98201-4075
11300 Roosevelt Way NE, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98125
705 2nd Avenue, Suite 1111, Seattle, WA 98104
805 164th St. SE, Suite 101, Mill Creek, WA 98012
108 South Washington Street, 200 Delmar Building, Seattle, WA 98104
100 2nd Avenue South, Suite 190, Edmonds, WA 98020
3221 Oakes Avenue, Everett, WA 98201
210 Summit Avenue East, Seattle, WA 98102-5619
6303 Wetmore Ave, Everett, WA 98203
1000 2nd Avenue, Suite 3500, Seattle, WA 98104
PO Box 5519, Everett, WA 98206
337 Park Avenue North, Renton, WA 98055
11300 Roosevelt Way NE, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98125
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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