Top Bailey, CO Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1144 15th St, Suite 2700, Denver, CO 80202
1331 17th Street, Suite 350, Denver, CO 80202
1544 Race Street, Denver, CO 80206
1544 Race Street, Denver, CO 80206
1471 Stuart St., Denver, CO 80204
650 S Cherry St, Suite 1225, Denver, CO 80246
437 W Colfax Ave, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80204
9609 S University Blvd, #631691, Littleton, CO 80130
9800 Mount Pyramid Ct, Englewood, CO 80112
1775 Sherman St, Suite 1650, Denver, CO 80203
1745 Shea Center Dr., Suite 400, Littleton, CO 80129
730 17th St, Suite 730, Denver, CO 80202
3489 W. 72nd Ave, Suite 211, Westminster, CO 80030
1117 Washington Avenue, Suite 200, Golden, CO 80401
1700 Lincoln St, Denver, CO 80203
1400 Wewatta Street, Suite 500, Denver, CO 80202
1733 High Street, Denver, CO 80218
75 S Federal Blvd, Denver, CO 80219
5200 DTC Parkway, Suite 200, Greenwood Village, CO 80111
1745 Shea Center Drive, Suite 400, Littleton, CO 80129
600 N. Grant Street, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80203
1401 Lawrence Street, Suite 2300, Denver, CO 80202
1700 Lincoln Street, Suite 2000, Denver, CO 80203
6060 Greenwood Plaza Blvd., Suite 500, Greenwood Village, CO 80111
140 E. 19th Avenue, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80203
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