Top Troutdale, OR Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1000 Southwest Broadway, Suite 1500, Portland, OR 97205
1500 SW 1st Avenue, Suite 1150, Portland, OR 97201
220 NE 3rd Ave, Hillsboro, OR 97124
101 SW Main Street, Suite 950, Portland, OR 97204
1635 NW Johnson St, Portland, OR 97209
1323 NE Orenco Station, Ste 310, Hillsboro, OR 97124
501 Fourth Street, Suite 324, Lake Oswego, OR 97034
One Lincoln Center, 10300 SW Greenburg Road, Suite 300, Portland, OR 97223
1022 SW Salmon Street, Suite 430, Portland, OR 97205
10260 SW Greenburg Road, Suite 400, Portland, OR 97223
1125 NW Couch St, Suite 500, Portland, OR 97209
1140 SW Washington St, Suite 500, Portland, OR 97205
9397 SW Locust Street, Tigard, OR 97223
12330 SW Grant Ave, Tigard, OR 97223
1549 SE Ladd Avenue, Portland, OR 97214
111 SW Columbia St, Suite 1390, Portland, OR 97201
434 NW 19th Avenue, Portland, OR 97209
333 SW Taylor St, Suite 300, Portland, OR 97204
748 Southeast 181st Avenue, Portland, OR 97233
409 Center St, Oregon City, OR 97045
12940 NW Marina Way, Slip A, Portland, OR 97231
333 SW Taylor St, Suite 400, Portland, OR 97204
239 S 1st Street, St. Helens, OR 97051
1328 SW Baseline St, Suite 104, Hillsboro, OR 97123
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Troutdale 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