Top North Plains, OR Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1022 NW Marshall St, No. 250, Portland, OR 97209
121 SW Morrison Street, Suite 400, Portland, OR 97204
1318 SW 12th Ave., Portland, OR 97201
12755 SW 69th Avenue, Suite 100, Portland, OR 97223
333 SW Taylor St, Suite 300, Portland, OR 97204
601 S.W. Second Avenue, Suite 2100, Portland, OR 97204
501 Fourth Street, Suite 324, Lake Oswego, OR 97034
10121 SE Sunnyside Rd, Suite 300, Clackamas, OR 97015
707 Main Street, Suite 401, Oregon City, OR 97045
838 SW 1st Avenue, Suite 500, Portland, OR 97204
233 E Main Ste 200, Hillsboro, OR 97123
121 SW Morrison St, Suite 700, Portland, OR 97204
741 SW Lincoln Street, Portland, OR 97201
4660 NE Belknap Court, Suite 207, Hillsboro, OR 97124
1323 NE Orenco Station, Ste 310, Hillsboro, OR 97124
1635 NW Johnson St, Portland, OR 97209
7307 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland, OR 97219
1001 SW 5th Avenue, Suite 1100, Portland, OR 97204
4800 SW Griffith Drive, Suite 230, Beaverton, OR 97005
278 SW Arthur St, Portland, OR 97201
409 Center St, Oregon City, OR 97045
748 Southeast 181st Avenue, Portland, OR 97233
1328 SW Baseline St, Suite 104, Hillsboro, OR 97123
333 SW Taylor St, Suite 400, Portland, OR 97204
1050 SW 6th Avenue, Suite 1100, Portland, OR 97204
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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