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5350 S. Roslyn St., Suite 100, Greenwood Village, CO 80111
1401 17th Street, Suite 660, Denver, CO 80202
455 Sherman St, Suite 400, Denver, CO 80203
13701 W Jewell Ave, Suite 200-22, Lakewood, CO 80228
44 Cook Street, Suite 100, Denver, CO 80206
2410 35th Ave, Greeley, CO 80634
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427 W 13th Ave, Denver, CO 80204
3570 E 12th Ave, Suite 302, Denver, CO 80206
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24928 Genesee Trail Road, Suite 100, Golden, CO 80401
1355 South Colorado Boulevard, Suite C-420, Denver, CO 80222
2373 Central Park Boulevard, Suite 100, Denver, CO 80238
200 S. Wilcox St., #206, Castle Rock, CO 80104
7887 East Belleview Avenue, Suite 1100, Englewood, CO 80111-6097
5445 DTC Parkway, Penthouse 4, Greenwood Village, CO 80111
1873 S Bellaire St, Suite 1400, Denver, CO 80222
333 West Hampton Avenue, Suite 800, Englewood, CO 80110
1733 High St, Denver, CO 80218
720 South Colorado Blvd., Suite 410-N, Glendale, CO 80246
1400 Wewatta Street, Suite 600, Denver, CO 80202-5556
3780 South Broadway, Suite 111, Englewood, CO 80113
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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