Top Fairplay, CO Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
13701 W Jewell Ave, Suite 200-22, Lakewood, CO 80228
1875 Lawrence Street, Suite 730, Denver, CO 80202
1700 Broadway, Suite 2100, Denver, CO 80290
360 South Garfield Street, 6th Floor, Denver, CO 80209
18 South Wilcox Street, Suite 200, Castle Rock, CO 80104
1720 S. Bellaire Street, Suite 807, Denver, CO 80222
1775 Sherman Street, Suite 1650, Denver, CO 80203
945 Pennsylvania St, Denver, CO 80203
1401 17th Street, Suite 660, Denver, CO 80202
130 W. 5th Ave., Denver, CO 80204
700 17th St, Suite 1300, Denver, CO 80202
7887 East Belleview Avenue, Suite 1100, Englewood, CO 80111-6097
1733 High St, Denver, CO 80218
1873 S Bellaire St, Suite 1400, Denver, CO 80222
5445 DTC Parkway, Penthouse 4, Greenwood Village, CO 80111
1543 Champa Street, Suite 400, Denver, CO 80202
3570 E 12th Ave, Suite 302, Denver, CO 80206
7535 East Hampden Avenue, Suite 400, Denver, CO 80231
1228 15th St, Suite 200, Denver, CO 80202
1544 Race Street, Denver, CO 80206
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1753 Lafayette Street, Denver, CO 80218
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Fairplay Drug Possession Information
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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