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1499 W 120th Ave, Suite 110, Westminster, CO 80234
12625 E. Euclid Drive, Centennial, CO 80111
44 Cook St, Suite 320, Denver, CO 80206
140 E. 19th Avenue, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80203
130 W 5th Ave, Denver, CO 80204
730 17th St, Suite 730, Denver, CO 80202
116 Inverness Drive East, Suite 207, Englewood, CO 80112
130 W. 5th Ave., Denver, CO 80204
1125 17th Street, Suite 2200, Denver, CO 80202
PO Box 3600, Englewood, CO 80155
26 West Dry Creek Circle, Suite 420, Littleton, CO 80120
1900 Lawrence St, Suite 3000, Denver, CO 80202
7535 East Hampden Avenue, Suite 400, Denver, CO 80231
1775 Sherman St, Suite 1650, Denver, CO 80203
1745 Shea Center Dr., Suite 400, Littleton, CO 80129
12600 W. Colfax Ave, Suite C400, Lakewood, CO 80215
3309 N Downing St, Denver, CO 80205
387 Corona St, Suite 617, Denver, CO 80218
1777 South Harrison Street, Suite 1050, Denver, CO 80210
730 17th St, Suite 340, Denver, CO 80202
1873 S Bellaire Street, Suite 200-A, Denver, CO 80222
1805 Shea Center Drive, Suite 200, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129
2806 Speer Blvd, Suite 4E, Denver, CO 80211
1512 Larimer St, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80202
5600 S Quebec St, Suite 325D, Greenwood Village, CO 80111
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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 Colorado 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