Top White Center, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
5611 76th St W, Suite A, Lakewood, WA 98499
720 3rd Ave, Suite 2015, Seattle, WA 98104
4409 California Street, Suite 100, Seattle, WA 98116
705 2nd Ave, Suite 405, Seattle, WA 98104
950 Broadway, Suite M100, Tacoma, WA 98402
701 N 36th St, Suite 420, Seattle, WA 98103
1000 2nd Avenue, Suite 3500, Seattle, WA 98104
600 Winslow Way East, Suiet 131, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110-2438
631 Strander Blvd, Bldg A, Suite G, Tukwila, WA 98188
1117 Tacoma Avenue South, Tacoma, WA 98402-2005
401 Union St, Suite 1400, Seattle, WA 98101
11300 Roosevelt Way NE, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98125
700 112th Ave NE, Sutie 300, Bellevue, WA 98004
180 NW Coveland St, Coupeville, WA 98239
PO Box 5519, Everett, WA 98206
6332 31st Ave NE, Suite B, Marysville, WA 98271
337 Park Avenue North, Renton, WA 98055
19524 Ballinger Way NE, Seattle, WA 98155
119 1st Ave S, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98104
9311 SE 36th St, Mercer Island, WA 98040
720 Third Avenue, Suite 2015, Seattle, WA 98104
8105 NE 140th Pl, Kirkland, WA 98034
2800 1st Avenue, Suite 309, Seattle, WA 98121
101 Yesler Way, Suite 603, Seattle, WA 98104
4500 9th Ave NE, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98105-4762
White Center 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