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2701 Lawrence St, Suite 108, Denver, CO 80205
1543 Champa St, Suite 400, Denver, CO 80202
370 17th St, Suite 4200, Denver, CO 80202
2410 35th Ave, Greeley, CO 80634
1200 17th St, Suite 2025, Denver, CO 80202
9609 S University Blvd, #631691, Littleton, CO 80130
110 16th Street, Suite 1400, Denver, CO 80202
1444 Blake St, Denver, CO 80202
1801 Broadway, Suite 500, Denver, CO 80202
1245 E. Colfax Ave, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80218
1660 Lincoln St, Suite 2000, Denver, CO 80264
1499 W 120th Ave, Suite 110, Westminster, CO 80234
1225 17th Street, Suite 2600, Denver, CO 80202
1401 17th Street, Suite 660, Denver, CO 80202
600 N. Grant Street, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80203
1801 California Street, Suite 5000, Denver, CO 80202
1512 Larimer St, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80202
1144 15th St, Suite 3300, Denver, CO 80202
1745 Shea Center Drive, Suite 400, Littleton, CO 80129
5200 DTC Parkway, Suite 200, Greenwood Village, CO 80111
PO Box 3600, Englewood, CO 80155
1775 Sherman St, Suite 1650, Denver, CO 80203
4610 S Ulster Street, Suite 150, Denver, CO 80237
1652 N. Downing St., Denver, CO 80218
6312 S Fiddlers Green Cir, Suite 300E, Greenwood Village, 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