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1401 Lawrence Street, Suite 2300, Denver, CO 80202
1700 Lincoln Street, Suite 2000, Denver, CO 80203
600 17th Street, Suite 2300S, Denver, CO 80202
1800 Wazee Street, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80202
1144 15th St, Suite 3300, Denver, CO 80202
1776 South Jackson Street, SUITE 801, Denver, CO 80210
2956 Wyandot St, Suite 200, Denver, CO 80211
9200 E. Mineral Ave., Englewood, CO 80112
44 Cook Street, Suite 100, Denver, CO 80206
11154 Huron Street, Suite 207, Northglenn, CO 80234
6312 S Fiddlers Green Cir, Suite 300E, Greenwood Village, CO 80111
1873 S Bellaire Street, Suite 200-A, Denver, CO 80222
24928 Genesee Trail Road, Suite 100, Golden, CO 80401
955 Eudora St., Suite 1604, Denver, CO 80220
1543 Champa St, Suite 400, Denver, CO 80202
999 18th Street, Suite 3000 (South Tower), Denver, CO 80202
1733 High St, Denver, CO 80218
822 7th Street, Suite 520, Greeley, CO 80631
1873 S Bellaire Street, Suite 200, Denver, CO 80222
7887 E. Belleview Ave, Suite 240, Englewood, CO 80111
1499 W 120th Ave, Suite 110, Westminster, CO 80234
9635 Maroon Circle, Suite 230, Englewood, CO 80112
1331 17th Street, Suite 350, Denver, CO 80202
675 15th St, Suite 2500, Denver, CO 80202
PO Box 4872, Greenwood Village, CO 80155
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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