Top Georgetown, CO Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
333 West Hampton Avenue, Suite 800, Englewood, CO 80110
1873 S Bellaire Street, Suite 200-A, Denver, CO 80222
1245 E. Colfax Ave, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80218
200 S. Wilcox St., #206, Castle Rock, CO 80104
1499 W 120th Ave, Suite 110, Westminster, CO 80234
2373 Central Park Blvd, Suite 100, Denver, CO 80238
1775 Sherman St, Suite 1650, Denver, CO 80203
25587 Conifer Rd 105-314, Conifer, CO 80433
1040 S. Gaylord St. #32, Denver, CO 80209
1391 Speer Blvd, Suite 830, Denver, CO 80204
309 Jerry Street, Suite 100, Castle Rock, CO 80104
834-F S Perry St, Suite 343, Castle Rock, CO 80104
5200 DTC Parkway, Suite 200, Greenwood Village, CO 80111
1745 Shea Center Drive, Suite 400, Littleton, CO 80129
1888 Sherman St, Suite 770, Denver, CO 80203
1600 Stout St, Suite 1400, Denver, CO 80202
140 E. 19th Avenue, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80203
7100 E Belleview Ave, Suite 101, Greenwood Village, CO 80111
1144 15th St, Suite 3300, Denver, CO 80202
1544 Race Street, Denver, CO 80206
1115 Acoma St, Suite 311, Denver, CO 80204
3300 W Nevada Pl, Denver, CO 80219
1331 17th Street, Suite 350, Denver, CO 80202
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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