Top University Place, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2400 N.W. 80th Street, Suite 339, Seattle, WA 98117
2320 130th Avenue Northeast, Suite 250, Building E, Bellevue, WA 98005
1001 4th Avenue, Suite 3200, Seattle, WA 98154-1003
1019 Pacific Ave, Suite 920, Tacoma, WA 98402
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 2530, Seattle, WA 98104
10740 Meridian Ave N, Suite 107, Seattle, WA 98133
705 2nd Ave, Suite 405, Seattle, WA 98104
119 First Avenue South, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98104
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 2530, Seattle, WA 98104
16300 Mill Creek Blvd, Suite 208, Mill Creek, WA 98012
2800 1st Avenue, Suite 309, Seattle, WA 98121
555 Andover Park West, Suite 200, Tukwila, WA 98188
748 Market St, Suite 147, Tacoma, WA 98402
PO Box 70859, Seattle, WA 98127
506 2nd Ave, Suite 1400, Seattle, WA 98104
4500 9th Ave NE, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98105-4762
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
705 2nd Avenue, Suite 1111, Seattle, WA 98104
17837 1st Ave S, Suite 413, Normandy Park, WA 98148
3400 188th St SW, Suite 420, Lynnwood, WA 98037
1455 NW Leary Way, Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98107
8105 NE 140th Pl, Kirkland, WA 98034
411 University St, Suite 1230, Seattle, WA 98101
University Place 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