Top Tigard, OR Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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820 SW 2nd Ave, Suite 200, Portland, OR 97204
1500 SW First Ave., Suite 1020, Portland, OR 97201
1050 SW 6th Ave, Suite 1414, Portland, OR 97204
521 SW Clay Street, Portland, OR 97201
1 SW Columbia St, Suite 1625, Portland, OR 97258
1500 SW First Ave, Suite 1090, Portland, OR 97201
620 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 1008, Portland, OR 97204
1200 NW Naito Pkwy, Suite 690, Portland, OR 97209
PO Box 82189, Portland, OR 97282
909 N Beech St, Unit 217, Portland, OR 97227
3439 Northeast Sandy Boulevard, Suite 286, Portland, OR 97232
1500 SW 1st Avenue, Suite 1150, Portland, OR 97201
333 SW Taylor Street, Suite 300, Portland, OR 97204
4915 SW Griffith Drive, Suite 101, Beaverton, OR 97005
618 NW Glisan St, PO Box 5248, Portland, OR 97208
1001 SW 5th Avenue, Suite 1100, Portland, OR 97204
714 Main St, Suite 201, Oregon City, OR 97045
1318 SW 12th Ave., Portland, OR 97201
838 SW 1st Avenue, Suite 500, Portland, OR 97204
805 SW Broadway, Suite 2280, Portland, OR 97205
501 Fourth Street, Suite 324, Lake Oswego, OR 97034
278 SW Arthur St, Portland, OR 97201
4800 SW Griffith Drive, Suite 230, Beaverton, OR 97005
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333 SW Taylor St, Suite 400, Portland, OR 97204
Tigard 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