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9800 Mount Pyramid Ct, Englewood, CO 80112
1600 Stout Street, Suite 1400, Denver, CO 80202
1400 Wewatta St, Suite 400, Denver, CO 80202
2590 Walnut St, Denver, CO 80205
1600 Stout St, Suite 1400, Denver, CO 80202
1040 S. Gaylord St. #32, Denver, CO 80209
25587 Conifer Rd 105-314, Conifer, CO 80433
1391 Speer Blvd, Suite 830, Denver, CO 80204
834-F S Perry St, Suite 343, Castle Rock, CO 80104
309 Jerry Street, Suite 100, Castle Rock, CO 80104
5200 DTC Parkway, Suite 200, Greenwood Village, CO 80111
44 Cook Street, Suite 100, Denver, CO 80206
910 16th Street Mall, Suite 210, Denver, CO 80202
1745 Shea Center Drive, Suite 400, Littleton, CO 80129
1331 17th Street, Suite 350, Denver, CO 80202
110 16th St Mall, Ste 1400, Denver, CO 80202
1544 Race Street, Denver, CO 80206
1544 Race Street, Denver, CO 80206
2373 Central Park Boulevard, Suite 100, Denver, CO 80238
1543 Champa Street, Suite 400, Denver, CO 80202
3570 E.12th Avenue, Suite 302, Denver, CO 80206
138 W 5th Avenue, Denver, CO 80204
8441 W. Bowles Avenue, Suite 210, Littleton, CO 80123
6860 South Yosemite Court, Suite 2000, Centennial, CO 80112
1117 Washington Avenue, Suite 200, Golden, CO 80401
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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