Top White Center, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
3221 Oakes Avenue, Everett, WA 98201
1000 Second Avenue, Suite 3000, Seattle, WA 98104
705 2nd Avenue, Suite 1111, Seattle, WA 98104
720 3rd Ave, Suite 2015, Seattle, WA 98104
1001 4th Avenue, Suite 3200, Seattle, WA 98154-1003
710 Cherry Street, Seattle, WA 98104-1925
200 Broadway, Suite 301, Seattle, WA 98122
15 S. Grady Way, Suite 230, Renton, WA 98057
800 Fifth Avenue, Suite 4100, Seattle, WA 98104
3002 Colby Avenue, Suite 302, Everett, WA 98201-4075
1521 SE Piperberry Way, Suite 137, Port Orchard, WA 98366
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1201 Pacific Ave, Suite 600, Tacoma, WA 98402
155 NE 100th St, Suite 205, Seattle, WA 98125
19000 33rd Ave W, Suite 100, Lynnwood, WA 98036
2470 Westlake Ave N, Suite 201, Seattle, WA 98109
600 1st Avenue, Suite 102, Seattle, WA 98104
13036 SE Kent-Kangley Rd, 455, Kent, WA 98030
720 Seneca St, Ste 107, Seattle, WA 98101
705 2nd Avenue, Suite 1111, Seattle, WA 98104
401 Union St, Suite 3300, Seattle, WA 98101
PO Box 85110, Seattle, WA 98145-1110
PO Box 2697, Seattle, WA 98116
3227 Beacon Ave S, Suite D, Seattle, WA 98144
2125 Western Ave, Suite 330, Seattle, WA 98121-2114
1117 Tacoma Avenue South, Tacoma, WA 98402-2005
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