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4495 Hale Pkwy, Suite 305, Denver, CO 80220
501 S Cherry St, Suite 1100, Denver, CO 80246
1471 Stuart Street, Denver, CO 80204
955 Bannock Street, Suite 200, PO Box 6174, Denver, CO 80206
138 W 5th Avenue, Denver, CO 80204
6860 South Yosemite Court, Suite 2000, Centennial, CO 80112
8441 W. Bowles Avenue, Suite 210, Littleton, CO 80123
5303 E Evans Ave, Suite 101, Denver, CO 80222
PO Box 3600, Englewood, CO 80155
720 South Colorado Blvd., Suite 410-N, Glendale, CO 80246
1400 Wewatta Street, Suite 500, Denver, CO 80202
116 Inverness Drive East, Suite 207, Englewood, CO 80112
26 West Dry Creek Circle, Suite 420, Littleton, CO 80120
7535 East Hampden Avenue, Suite 400, Denver, CO 80231
1159 Delaware St, Denver, CO 80204
1900 Sixteenth Street, Suite 1400, Denver, CO 80202-5255
1745 Shea Center Dr., Suite 400, Littleton, CO 80129
1400 Wewatta St, Suite 400, Denver, CO 80202
24928 Genesee Trail Road, Suite 100, Golden, CO 80401
4601 DTC Blvd, Suite 825, Denver, CO 80237
1225 17th Street, Suite 2300, Denver, CO 80202
600 17th Street, Suite 2800-S, Denver, CO 80202
12600 W. Colfax Ave, Suite C400, Lakewood, CO 80215
1544 Race St, Denver, CO 80206
5600 S Quebec St, Suite 325D, Greenwood Village, CO 80111
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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