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110 16th St Mall, Ste 1400, Denver, CO 80202
11020 Pikes Peak Drive, Suite 210, Parker, CO 80138
1544 Race Street, Denver, CO 80206
1471 Stuart St., Denver, CO 80204
650 S Cherry St, Suite 1225, Denver, CO 80246
1228 15th St, Suite 200, Denver, CO 80202
437 W Colfax Ave, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80204
1540 Main St, Suite 218-313, Windsor, CO 80550
303 16th Street, Suite 200, Denver, CO 80202
6855 S Dayton St, PO Box 3445, Englewood, CO 80155
675 Kalamath Street, Denver, CO 80204
188 Inverness Dr W, Ste 225, Englewood, CO 80112
1099 18th St, Suite 2600, Denver, CO 80202
5350 S. Roslyn St., Suite 100, Greenwood Village, CO 80111
475 W. 12th Ave, Suite A, Denver, CO 80204
14252 East Caley Avenue, Aurora, CO 80016
12600 West Colfax, Suite C400, Lakewood, CO 80215
1660 Lincoln Street, Suite #1600, Denver, CO 80264
600 N. Grant Street, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80203
1127 Auraria Parkway, Suite 201, Denver, CO 80204
209 Kalamath St #23, Denver, CO 80223
8441 W. Bowles Avenue, Suite 210, Littleton, CO 80123
138 W 5th Avenue, Denver, CO 80204
6860 South Yosemite Court, Suite 2000, Centennial, CO 80112
1745 Shea Center Dr., Suite 400, Littleton, CO 80129
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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