Top Snohomish, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1721 Hewitt Ave, Suite 521C, Everett, WA 98201
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The Law Offices of Jason S. Newcombe has experience helping clients with their Drug Possession needs in Snohomish, Washington.
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1105 Tacoma Avenue South, Tacoma, WA 98402
A law firm in Snohomish, Washington, Michael Austin Stewart, Attorney at Law experienced in helping clients with Drug Possession issues.
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PO Box 50, Cle Elum, WA 98922
Contact Heritage Law Office in Snohomish, Washington for experienced legal assistance in Drug Possession.
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1001 Fourth Avenue, Suite 4400, Seattle, WA 98154
1601 3rd Street, Suite 2, Marysville, WA 98270
215 NE 40th St, Ste C3, Seattle, WA 98105
3250 Airport Way S, Suite 206, Seattle, WA 98134
1420 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2200, Seattle, WA 98101
2122 112th Ave NE, Suite A-200A, Bellevue, WA 98004
400 Warren Avenue, Suite 415, Bremerton, WA 98337
19309 68th Ave S, Suite R-102, Kent, WA 98032-2112
451 SW 10th St, Suite 215, Renton, WA 98057
5678 Smith Rd, Suite 450, Marysville, WA 98270
32116 SE Red Fall City Rd, Fall City, WA 98024
2025 1st Avenue, Suite 1140, Seattle, WA 98121
1200 Westlake Avenue North, Suite 700, Seattle, WA 98109
PO Box 77041, Seattle, WA 98177
705 S. 9th St, Suite 204, Tacoma, WA 98405
1818 Westlake Ave. N., Suite 216, Seattle, WA 98109
520 Pike St, Suite 2350, Seattle, WA 98101
108 S. Washington Street, Suite 406, Seattle, WA 98104
720 3rd Ave, Suite 2015, Seattle, WA 98104
9924 4th Ave W, Everett, WA 98204
5611 76th St W, Suite A, Lakewood, WA 98499
999 Third Avenue, Suite 3900, Seattle, WA 98104-4040
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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