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1999 Broadway, Suite 3100, Denver, CO 80202
1700 Broadway, Suite 2100, Denver, CO 80290
455 Sherman Street, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80203
110 16th St Mall, Ste 1400, Denver, CO 80202
1525 17 th St., Denver, CO 80202
11020 Pikes Peak Drive, Suite 210, Parker, CO 80138
8238 PEarl St, Denver, CO 80229
1801 California St, Suite 2400, Denver, CO 80202
1544 Race Street, Denver, CO 80206
437 W Colfax Ave, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80204
1471 Stuart St., Denver, CO 80204
1540 Main St, Suite 218-313, Windsor, CO 80550
8213 W 20th St, Suite G, Greeley, CO 80634
14252 East Caley Avenue, Aurora, CO 80016
650 S Cherry St, Suite 1225, Denver, CO 80246
1745 Shea Center Dr., Suite 400, Littleton, CO 80129
600 17th Street, Suite 2300S, Denver, CO 80202
116 Inverness Drive East, Suite 207, Englewood, CO 80112
955 Bannock Street, Suite 200, PO Box 6174, Denver, CO 80206
303 16th Street, Suite 200, Denver, CO 80202
8205 E. Colfax Avenue, Denver, CO 80220
138 W 5th Avenue, Denver, CO 80204
1401 Lawrence Street, Suite 2300, Denver, CO 80202
1133 Pennsylvania St, Denver, CO 80203
6860 South Yosemite Court, Suite 2000, Centennial, CO 80112
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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