Top McMinnville, OR Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
4800 SW Meadows Road, Suite 300, Lake Oswego, OR 97035
1000 SW Broadway, Suite 2150, Portland, OR 97205
3759 NE MLK Jr. Blvd, Portland, OR 97212
421 High St, Suite 102, Oregon City, OR 97045
12940 NW Marina Way, Slip A, Portland, OR 97231
239 S 1st Street, St. Helens, OR 97051
1050 SW 6th Avenue, Suite 1100, Portland, OR 97204
618 NW Glisan St, PO Box 5248, Portland, OR 97208
12901 SE 97th Avenue, Suite 395, Clackamas, OR 97015
One Lincoln Center, 10300 SW Greenburg Road, Suite 300, Portland, OR 97223
5289 NE Elam Young Parkway, Suite 110, Hillsboro, OR 97124
165 SE 26th Avenue, Hillsboro, OR 97123
121 SW Morrison Street, Suite 400, Portland, OR 97204
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
12755 SW 69th Avenue, Suite 100, Portland, OR 97223
838 SW 1st Avenue, Suite 500, Portland, OR 97204
233 E Main Ste 200, Hillsboro, OR 97123
741 SW Lincoln Street, Portland, OR 97201
121 SW Morrison St, Suite 700, Portland, OR 97204
333 SW Taylor, Suite 30, Portland, OR 97204
735 SW 1st Ave, Suite 300, Portland, OR 97204
4660 NE Belknap Court, Suite 207, Hillsboro, OR 97124
1323 NE Orenco Station, Ste 310, Hillsboro, OR 97124
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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