Top Bailey, CO Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1801 Broadway, Suite 1100, Denver, CO 80202
1777 South Harrison Street, Suite 1050, Denver, CO 80210
1600 Stout Street, Suite 1400, Denver, CO 80202
999 18th Street, Suite 1765N, Denver, CO 80202
9635 Maroon Circle, Suite 230, Englewood, CO 80112
130 W. 5th Ave., Denver, CO 80204
13701 W Jewell Ave, Suite 200-22, Lakewood, CO 80228
5231 S Quebec St, Suite 250, Greenwood Village, CO 80111
1200 17th St, Suite 2025, Denver, CO 80202
1888 Sherman Street, Suite 650, Denver, CO 80203
501 S Cherry St, Suite 1100, Denver, CO 80246
1245 E. Colfax Ave, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80218
110 16th Street, Suite 1400, Denver, CO 80202
1444 Blake St, Denver, CO 80202
1745 Shea Center Dr., Suite 400, Littleton, CO 80129
7535 East Hampden Avenue, Suite 400, Denver, CO 80231
12625 E. Euclid Drive, Centennial, CO 80111
1225 17th Street, Suite 2600, Denver, CO 80202
1805 Shea Center Drive, Suite 200, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129
1888 Sherman St, Suite 770, Denver, CO 80203
100 Fillmore Street, Suite 500, Denver, CO 80206
5600 S Quebec St, Suite 325D, Greenwood Village, CO 80111
5200 DTC Parkway, Suite 200, Greenwood Village, CO 80111
1745 Shea Center Drive, Suite 400, Littleton, CO 80129
1400 Wewatta Street, Suite 500, Denver, CO 80202
Bailey 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 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