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1471 Stuart St., Denver, CO 80204
130 W. 5th Ave., Denver, CO 80204
1540 Main St, Suite 218-313, Windsor, CO 80550
10730 East Bethany Drive, Suite 120, Aurora, CO 80014
955 Eudora St., Suite 1604, Denver, CO 80220
650 S Cherry St, Suite 1225, Denver, CO 80246
8213 W 20th St, Suite G, Greeley, CO 80634
1563 North Gilpin St, Denver, CO 80218
501 S Cherry St, Suite 1100, Denver, CO 80246
387 Corona St, Suite 617, Denver, CO 80218
7730 E Belleview Ave, Suite A-300, Greenwood Village, CO 80111
3309 N Downing St, Denver, CO 80205
2000 S Colorado Blvd, #2-430, Denver, CO 80222
12625 E. Euclid Drive, Centennial, CO 80111
1801 Broadway, Suite 1100, Denver, CO 80202
1563 Gilpin St, Denver, CO 80218
730 17th St, Suite 340, Denver, CO 80202
1001 17th St, Suite 1150, Denver, CO 80202
101 Bannock St., Suite 465, Denver, CO 80204
1777 South Harrison Street, Suite 1050, Denver, CO 80210
5231 S Quebec St, Suite 250, Greenwood Village, CO 80111
26 West Dry Creek Circle, Suite 420, Littleton, CO 80120
720 South Colorado Blvd., Suite 410-N, Glendale, CO 80246
201 Steele St, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80206
44 Cook St, Suite 320, Denver, CO 80206
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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