Top Georgetown, CO Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
834-F S Perry St, Suite 343, Castle Rock, CO 80104
1777 South Harrison Street, Suite 1050, Denver, CO 80210
5200 DTC Parkway, Suite 200, Greenwood Village, CO 80111
1745 Shea Center Drive, Suite 400, Littleton, CO 80129
910 16th Street Mall, Suite 210, Denver, CO 80202
1888 Sherman St, Suite 770, Denver, CO 80203
1733 High St, Denver, CO 80218
1873 S Bellaire St, Suite 1400, Denver, CO 80222
7887 East Belleview Avenue, Suite 1100, Englewood, CO 80111-6097
5445 DTC Parkway, Penthouse 4, Greenwood Village, CO 80111
3780 South Broadway, Suite 111, Englewood, CO 80113
7535 East Hampden Avenue, Suite 400, Denver, CO 80231
1801 California Street, Suite 5000, Denver, CO 80202
1544 Race Street, Denver, CO 80206
13701 W Jewell Ave, Suite 200-22, Lakewood, CO 80228
1544 Race Street, Denver, CO 80206
1905 Sherman Street, Suite 400, Denver, CO 80203
1753 Lafayette Street, Denver, CO 80218
1133 Pennsylvania St, Denver, CO 80203
14252 East Caley Avenue, Aurora, CO 80016
4600 S Syracuse St, 9th Floor, Denver, CO 80237
1385 S. Colorado Blvd., Suite A-606, Denver, CO 80222
12625 E. Euclid Drive, Centennial, 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