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720 S. Colorado Boulevard, Suite 1080-N, Denver, CO 80246
730 17th St, Suite 340, Denver, CO 80202
1600 Stout Street, Suite 1400, Denver, CO 80202
7100 E Belleview Ave, Suite 101, Greenwood Village, CO 80111
370 17th St, Suite 4200, Denver, CO 80202
26 West Dry Creek Circle, Suite 420, Littleton, CO 80120
13701 W Jewell Ave, Suite 200-22, Lakewood, CO 80228
700 17th St, Suite 1300, Denver, CO 80202
1905 Sherman Street, Suite 400, Denver, CO 80203
1200 17th St, Suite 2025, Denver, CO 80202
1444 Blake St, Denver, CO 80202
7535 East Hampden Avenue, Suite 400, Denver, CO 80231
2410 35th Ave, Greeley, CO 80634
12625 E. Euclid Drive, Centennial, CO 80111
110 16th Street, Suite 1400, Denver, CO 80202
427 W 13th Ave, Denver, CO 80204
1544 Race Street, Denver, CO 80206
1544 Race Street, Denver, CO 80206
5231 S Quebec St, Suite 250, Greenwood Village, CO 80111
1753 Lafayette Street, Denver, CO 80218
1225 17th Street, Suite 2600, Denver, CO 80202
720 South Colorado Blvd., Suite 410-N, Glendale, CO 80246
4600 S Syracuse St, 9th Floor, Denver, CO 80237
4601 DTC Blvd, Suite 825, Denver, CO 80237
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Lakewood 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