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200 S. Wilcox St., #206, Castle Rock, CO 80104
12600 W. Colfax Ave, Suite C400, Lakewood, CO 80215
600 17th Street, Suite 2800-S, Denver, CO 80202
1900 Sixteenth Street, Suite 1400, Denver, CO 80202-5255
PO Box 4872, Greenwood Village, CO 80155
1777 S Harrison St., Ste 450, Denver, CO 80210
P. O. Box 128, Brighton, CO 80601-1028
7100 E Belleview Ave, Suite 101, Greenwood Village, CO 80111
32186 Castle Court, Evergreen, CO 80439
1008 Depot Hill Rd, Suite 203, Broomfield, CO 80020
822 7th Street, Suite 520, Greeley, CO 80631
999 18th Street, Suite 3000 (South Tower), Denver, CO 80202
518 17th St., Suite 1100, Denver, CO 80202
1563 North Gilpin St, Denver, CO 80218
215 Union Blvd, Suite 305, Lakewood, CO 80228
1600 Stout Street, Suite 1400, Denver, CO 80202
3300 W Nevada Pl, Denver, CO 80219
1800 15th Street, Suite 101, Denver, CO 80202
2945 Grove St, Denver, CO 80211
1600 Stout St, Suite 1400, Denver, CO 80202
1391 Speer Blvd, Suite 830, Denver, CO 80204
3401 Quebec St, Suite 9000, Denver, CO 80207
1040 S. Gaylord St. #32, Denver, CO 80209
25587 Conifer Rd 105-314, Conifer, CO 80433
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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