Top Idaho Springs, CO Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
945 Pennsylvania St, Denver, CO 80203
1512 Larimer St, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80202
3801 E Florida Ave, Suite 909, Denver, CO 80210
8001 Arista Pl, Suite 415, Broomfield, CO 80021
1873 S Bellaire Street, Suite 200, Denver, CO 80222
455 Sherman Street, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80203
1700 Broadway, Suite 2100, Denver, CO 80290
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360 South Garfield Street, 6th Floor, Denver, CO 80209
1875 Lawrence Street, Suite 730, Denver, CO 80202
215 Union Blvd, Suite 305, Lakewood, CO 80228
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370 17th St, Suite 4200, Denver, CO 80202
2701 Lawrence St, Suite 108, Denver, CO 80205
2590 Walnut Street, Denver, CO 80205
1200 17th St, Suite 2025, Denver, CO 80202
1652 N. Downing St., Denver, CO 80218
598 South Gilpin Street, Denver, CO 80209
1801 Broadway, Suite 500, Denver, CO 80202
600 N Grant St, Suite 201, Denver, CO 80203
600 17th Street Suite 2800-South, Denver, CO 80202
1228 15th St, Suite 200, Denver, CO 80202
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Idaho Springs Drug Possession Information
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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