Top Tukwila, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
119 1st Avenue South, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98104
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 3660, Seattle, WA 98104
355 118th Ave SE, Suite 200, Bellevue, WA 98005
3411 Colby Avenue, Everett, WA 98201-4709
701 Fifth Ave, Suite 4700, Seattle, WA 98104
904 Dwight St., Port Orchard, WA 98366
701 5th Avenue, 42nd Floor, Seattle, WA 98104
1001 Fourth Ave, Seattle, WA 98154
701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 6900, Seattle, WA 98104
2025 First Ave, Suite 1200, Seattle, WA 98121
6303 Wetmore Ave, Everett, WA 98203
13106 SE 240th St, Suite 203, Kent, WA 98031
600 University Street, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98101
801 Kirkland Avenue, Suite 100, Kirkland, WA 98033
701 Pike St, Suite 1625, Seattle, WA 98101
555 Andover Park West, Suite 200, Tukwila, WA 98188
600 108th Ave NE, Suite 320, Bellevue, WA 98004
1301 2nd Ave, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98101
999 Third Avenue, Suite 1900, Seattle, WA 98104
1301 Second Ave, Suite 3000, Seattle, WA 98101
569 Division Street, Suite 300, Port Orchard, WA 98366
1008 S. Yakima Ave, Ste 100, Tacoma, WA 98405
1200 5th Ave, Suite 750, Seattle, WA 98101
22030 7th Ave S, Suite 202, Seattle, WA 98198
926 Sydney Ave, Port Orchard, WA 98366
Tukwila 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