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5350 S. Roslyn St., Suite 100, Greenwood Village, CO 80111
12600 West Colfax, Suite C400, Lakewood, CO 80215
1355 South Colorado Boulevard, Suite C-420, Denver, CO 80222
1600 Stout St, Suite 1400, Denver, CO 80202
1775 Sherman St, Suite 2600, Denver, CO 80203
2373 Central Park Boulevard, Suite 100, Denver, CO 80238
4601 DTC Boulevard, Suite 1010, Denver, CO 80237
200 S. Wilcox St., #206, Castle Rock, CO 80104
12712 W. Ken Caryl Ave., Littleton, CO 80127-6326
333 West Hampton Avenue, Suite 800, Englewood, CO 80110
PO Box 2008, Littleton, CO 80161
PO Box 601, Broomfield, CO 80038
955 Bannock Street, Suite 200, PO Box 6174, Denver, CO 80206
1245 E. Colfax Ave, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80218
6860 South Yosemite Court, Suite 2000, Centennial, CO 80112
8441 W. Bowles Avenue, Suite 210, Littleton, CO 80123
138 W 5th Avenue, Denver, CO 80204
3570 E 12th Ave, Suite 302, Denver, CO 80206
1543 Champa Street, Suite 400, Denver, CO 80202
201 Steele St, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80206
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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