Top White Center, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
600 Stewart Street, Suite 901, Seattle, WA 98101-2573
PO Box 1856, Issaquah, WA 98027-0076
7009 212th St SW, Suite 203, Edmonds, WA 98026-7742
2540 Westlake Avenue, Suite B, Seattle, WA 98109
3326 160th Ave SE, Suite 215, Bellevue, WA 98008
600 University Street, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98101
710 Tenth Ave. E., Seattle, WA 98102
801 Kirkland Avenue, Suite 100, Kirkland, WA 98033
707 S Grady Way, Suite 600, Renton, WA 98057
22443 SE 240th Street, Suite 101, Maple Valley, WA 98038
705 2nd Avenue, Suite 1111, Seattle, WA 98104-1720
19524 Ballinger Way NE, Seattle, WA 98155
2200 112th Avenue N.E., Suite 200, Bellevue, WA 98004
1425 Broadway, #412, Seattle, WA 98122-3854
1455 NW Leary Way, Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98107
400 NW Gilman Blvd, PO Box 906, Issaquah, WA 98027
451 SW 10th St, Suite 215, Renton, WA 98057
14205 SE 36th Street, Suite 100, Bellevue, WA 98006
3811-A Broadway, Everett, WA 98201
4000 Aurora Ave N., Suite 209, Seattle, WA 98103
3120 Broadway, Everett, WA 98201
2125 Western Avenue, Suite 330, Seattle, WA 98121
1000 Second Avenue, Suite 3000, Seattle, WA 98104
719 2nd Ave, Suite 1200, Seattle, WA 98104
720 Third Avenue, Suite 2015, Seattle, WA 98104
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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