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370 17th St, Suite 4200, Denver, CO 80202
215 Union Blvd, Suite 305, Lakewood, CO 80228
1600 Stout Street, Suite 1400, Denver, CO 80202
3300 W Nevada Pl, Denver, CO 80219
3401 Quebec St, Suite 9000, Denver, CO 80207
1900 Sixteenth Street, Suite 1400, Denver, CO 80202-5255
1700 Lincoln St, Suite 2400, Denver, CO 80203
598 South Gilpin Street, Denver, CO 80209
2945 Grove St, Denver, CO 80211
11990 Grant St, Ste 550, Northglenn, CO 80233
1544 Race Street, Denver, CO 80206
1801 California St, Suite 2400, Denver, CO 80202
P. O. Box 128, Brighton, CO 80601-1028
1999 Broadway, Suite 3100, Denver, CO 80202
1525 17 th St., Denver, CO 80202
8238 PEarl St, Denver, CO 80229
32186 Castle Court, Evergreen, CO 80439
12712 W. Ken Caryl Ave., Littleton, CO 80127-6326
1400 Wewatta St, Suite 400, Denver, CO 80202
800 8th Ave, Suite 215, Greeley, CO 80631
475 W. 12th Ave, Suite A, Denver, CO 80204
12600 West Colfax, Suite C400, Lakewood, CO 80215
1660 Lincoln Street, Suite #1600, Denver, CO 80264
7852 So Elati Street, Suite 201, Littleton, CO 80120
11020 Pikes Peak Drive, Suite 210, Parker, CO 80138
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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