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1801 California, Suite 5100, Denver, CO 80202
5251 DTC Parkway, Suite 1175, Englewood, CO 80111
1499 W 120th Ave, Suite 110, Westminster, CO 80234
1400 South Colorado Blvd., Suite 500, Denver, CO 80222
44 Cook Street, Denver, CO 80206
501 S. Cherry Street, Suite 610, Denver, CO 80246
14142 Denver West Parkway, Building 51, Suite 200, Lakewood, CO 80401
950 S Cherry St, Suite 1515, Denver, CO 80246
140 E 19th Avenue, Suite 500, Denver, CO 80203
1401 Lawrence St, Suite 1600, Denver, CO 80202
1901 West Littleton Boulevard, Littleton, CO 80120
1801 California Street, Suite 4400, Denver, CO 80202
675 Fifteenth Street, Suite 2300, Denver, CO 80202
1125 17th St, Suite 550, Denver, CO 80202
1890 Gaylord Street, Denver, CO 80206
4280 Morrison Road, Denver, CO 80219
1630 Welton St, Ste 916, Denver, CO 80202
501 S. Cherry Street, Suite 1100, Denver, CO 80246
1144 15th St, Suite 3400, Denver, CO 80202
6400 S Fiddlers Green Cir, Suite 1900, Greenwood Village, CO 80111
1900 Sixteenth Street, Suite 800, Denver, CO 80202
1385 S. Colorado Blvd, Suite A-720, Denver, CO 80222
1225 17th Street, Suite 1700, Denver, CO 80202
1801 Wewatta Street, Suite 1000, Denver, CO 80202
675 15th St, Suite 2650, Denver, CO 80202
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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