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1499 W 120th Ave, Suite 110, Westminster, CO 80234
720 S. Colorado Blvd., Denver, CO 80246
1225 17th Street, Suite 2200, Denver, CO 80202
700 17th Street, Suite 900, Denver, CO 80202
1553 Platte St, Suite 310, Denver, CO 80202
8400 E Prentice Ave, Suite 1500, Greenwood Village, CO 80111
1547 Gaylord Street, Denver, CO 80206
10730 East Bethany Drive, Suite 120, Aurora, CO 80014
1700 Lincoln St, Suite 2400, Denver, CO 80203
4610 S Ulster Street, Suite 150, Denver, CO 80237
675 15th St, Suite 2200, Denver, CO 80202
2956 Wyandot St, Suite 200, Denver, CO 80211
3780 South Broadway, Englewood, CO 80113
7887 E Belleview Ave, Suite 1100, Denver, CO 80111
Denver Place-South Tower, 999 18th Street, Denver, CO 80202
8238 PEarl St, Denver, CO 80229
600 17th Street Suite 2800-South, Denver, CO 80202
1471 Stuart Street, Denver, CO 80204
PO Box 745071, Arvada, CO 80005-5071
600 N Grant St, Suite 201, Denver, CO 80203
1777 South Harrison Street, Suite 310, Denver, CO 80210
1001 17th St, Suite 1150, Denver, CO 80202
2000 S Colorado Blvd, #2-430, Denver, CO 80222
5350 S. Roslyn St., Suite 100, Greenwood Village, CO 80111
1600 Stout St, Suite 1400, Denver, CO 80204
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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