Top University Place, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
701 Fifth Ave, Suite 4700, Seattle, WA 98104
355 118th Ave SE, Suite 200, Bellevue, WA 98005
3411 Colby Avenue, Everett, WA 98201-4709
600 Stewart Street, Suites 300 & 400, Seattle, WA 98101
925 Fourth Ave, Suite 3800, Seattle, WA 98104
1001 Fourth Ave, Seattle, WA 98154
2025 First Ave, Suite 1200, Seattle, WA 98121
701 Pike St, Suite 1625, Seattle, WA 98101
6303 Wetmore Ave, Everett, WA 98203
600 University Street, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98101
13106 SE 240th St, Suite 203, Kent, WA 98031
701 5th Ave Ste 4200, Seattle, WA 98104-7047
7100 Evergreen Way Ste E, Everett, WA 98203-5168
801 Kirkland Avenue, Suite 100, Kirkland, WA 98033
701 5th Ave, Suite 6100, Seattle, WA 98104
600 108th Ave NE, Suite 320, Bellevue, WA 98004
555 Andover Park West, Suite 200, Tukwila, WA 98188
PO Box 2697, Seattle, WA 98116
401 Union Street, Suite 3400, Seattle, WA 98101
500 Union Street, Suite 847, Seattle, WA 98101
520 Pike St, Suite 1001, Seattle, WA 98101-2605
1301 Second Ave, Suite 3000, Seattle, WA 98101
999 Third Avenue, Suite 1900, Seattle, WA 98104
1111 Third Avenue, Suite 1800, Seattle, WA 98101-4049
3815 Woodland Park Ave. N., Suite 102, Seattle, WA 98103
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