Top Durham, OR Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
420 SW Washington St, Suite 400, Portland, OR 97204
1050 SW 6th Ave, Suite 1414, Portland, OR 97204
1 SW Columbia St, Suite 1625, Portland, OR 97258
1000 SW Broadway, Suite 2150, Portland, OR 97205
1318 SW 12th Ave., Portland, OR 97201
3759 NE MLK Jr. Blvd, Portland, OR 97212
1120 NW Couch Street, 10th Floor, Portland, OR 97209
601 SW Second Ave, Suite 1800, Portland, OR 97204
1125 NW Couch St, Suite 500, Portland, OR 97209
10260 SW Greenburg Road, Suite 400, Portland, OR 97223
748 Southeast 181st Avenue, Portland, OR 97233
409 Center St, Oregon City, OR 97045
10121 SE Sunnyside Rd, Suite 300, Clackamas, OR 97015
620 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 1008, Portland, OR 97204
230 NW 10th Ave., Portland, OR 97209
1000 SW Broadway, Suite 1740, Portland, OR 97205
165 SE 26th Avenue, Hillsboro, OR 97123
220 NE 3rd Ave, Hillsboro, OR 97124
1000 Southwest Broadway, Suite 1500, Portland, OR 97205
714 SW 20th Place, Portland, OR 97205
621 SW Alder St Ste 621, Portland, OR 97205
5289 NE Elam Young Parkway, Suite 110, Hillsboro, OR 97124
805 Southwest Broadway, Suite 2600, Portland, OR 97205
9800 SW Beaverton Hillsdale Highway, Suite 200, Beaverton, OR 97005
610 SW Alder St Ste 803, Portland, OR 97205
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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 Oregon 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