Top White Center, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1111 Third Avenue, Suite 1800, Seattle, WA 98101-4049
1126 34th Ave, Suite 309, Seattle, WA 98122
1201 3rd Ave, Suite 1580, Seattle, WA 98101
1000 2nd Ave, Suite 3340, Seattle, WA 98104
2200 6th Ave, Suite 1250, Seattle, WA 98121
615 2nd Avenue, Suite 720, Seattle, WA 98104-2226
10900 Northeast 4th Street, Suite 1850, Bellevue, WA 98004
22030 7th Ave S, Suite 202, Seattle, WA 98198
8105 NE 140th Pl, Kirkland, WA 98034
3301 Hoyt Avenue, Suite A, Everett, WA 98201
950 Broadway, Suite M100, Tacoma, WA 98402
600 University Street, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98101
535 East Sunset Way, Issaquah, WA 98027
1001 Fourth Ave, Suite 4400, Seattle, WA 98154
7009 212th St SW, Suite 203, Edmonds, WA 98026-7742
719 2nd Ave, Suite 1200, Seattle, WA 98104
2025 First Ave, Suite 1200, Seattle, WA 98121
623 Dwight St, Port Orchard, WA 98366
355 118th Ave SE, Suite 200, Bellevue, WA 98005
701 5th Ave Ste 4200, Seattle, WA 98104-7047
7100 Evergreen Way Ste E, Everett, WA 98203-5168
18617 SE 41st Ct, Issaquah, WA 98027
1275 12th AVE NW, Suite 5, Issaquah, WA 98027
3326 160th Ave SE, Ste 215, Bellevue, WA 98008
10740 Meridian Ave N, Suite 107, Seattle, WA 98133
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