Top University Place, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 2530, Seattle, WA 98104
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16300 Mill Creek Blvd, Suite 208, Mill Creek, WA 98012
925 Fourth Ave, Suite 3800, Seattle, WA 98104
705 South 9th Street, Suite 205, Tacoma, WA 98405
1001 4th Avenue, Suite 3200, Seattle, WA 98154
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1000 Second Ave., Suite 2050, Seattle, WA 98104
705 Second Avenue, Suite 1500, Seattle, WA 98104
600 University Street, Suite 3020, Seattle, WA 98101-4105
555 Andover Park West, Suite 200, Tukwila, WA 98188
506 2nd Ave, Suite 1400, Seattle, WA 98104
119 1st Avenue South, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98104
705 2nd Avenue, Suite 1111, Seattle, WA 98104
3411 Colby Avenue, Everett, WA 98201-4709
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 3660, Seattle, WA 98104
701 5th Ave, Suite 6100, Seattle, WA 98104
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 3340, Seattle, WA 98104
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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