Top Happy Valley, OR Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
9397 SW Locust Street, Tigard, OR 97223
601 SW 2nd Ave, Suite 2000, Portland, OR 97204
707 Main Street, Suite 401, Oregon City, OR 97045
434 NW 19th Avenue, Portland, OR 97209
12330 SW Grant Ave, Tigard, OR 97223
111 SW Columbia St, Suite 1390, Portland, OR 97201
1549 SE Ladd Avenue, Portland, OR 97214
521 SW Clay Street, Portland, OR 97201
707 SW Washington St, Suite 1410, Portland, OR 97205
610 SW Alder St, Suite 800, Portland, OR 97205
105 NE 4th St, McMinnville, OR 97128
333 SW Taylor, Suite 30, Portland, OR 97204
1000 SW Broadway, Suite 910, Portland, OR 97205
501 Fourth Street, Suite 324, Lake Oswego, OR 97034
805 SW Broadway, Suite 2280, Portland, OR 97205
1500 SW 1st Avenue, Suite 1150, Portland, OR 97201
3439 Northeast Sandy Boulevard, Suite 286, Portland, OR 97232
333 SW Taylor Street, Suite 300, Portland, OR 97204
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909 N Beech St, Unit 217, Portland, OR 97227
1200 NW Naito Pkwy, Suite 690, Portland, OR 97209
230 NW 10th Ave., Portland, OR 97209
1022 SW Salmon Street, Suite 430, Portland, OR 97205
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Happy Valley 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 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