Top Portland, OR Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
601 SW Second Ave, Suite 1800, Portland, OR 97204
409 Center St, Oregon City, OR 97045
748 Southeast 181st Avenue, Portland, OR 97233
10260 SW Greenburg Road, Suite 400, Portland, OR 97223
1125 NW Couch St, Suite 500, Portland, OR 97209
601 SW 2nd Ave, Suite 2000, Portland, OR 97204
12940 NW Marina Way, Slip A, Portland, OR 97231
239 S 1st Street, St. Helens, OR 97051
230 NW 10th Ave., Portland, OR 97209
1022 SW Salmon Street, Suite 430, Portland, OR 97205
2175 NW Raleigh St, Suite 110, Portland, OR 97210
333 SW Taylor St, Suite 300, Portland, OR 97204
1140 SW Washington St, Suite 500, Portland, OR 97205
620 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 1008, Portland, OR 97204
4915 SW Griffith Drive, Suite 101, Beaverton, OR 97005
205 SE Grand Ave, Suite 201, Portland, OR 97214
1050 SW 6th Ave, Suite 1414, Portland, OR 97204
1 SW Columbia St, Suite 1625, Portland, OR 97258
4800 SW Meadows Road, Suite 300, Lake Oswego, OR 97035
1120 NW Couch Street, 10th Floor, Portland, OR 97209
421 High St, Suite 102, Oregon City, OR 97045
1050 SW 6th Avenue, Suite 1100, Portland, OR 97204
333 SW Taylor, Suite 30, Portland, OR 97204
9397 SW Locust Street, Tigard, OR 97223
1549 SE Ladd Avenue, Portland, OR 97214
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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