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600 Grant St, Suite 825, Denver, CO 80203
4495 Hale Pkwy, Suite 305, Denver, CO 80220
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1525 17 th St., Denver, CO 80202
3570 E 12th Ave, Suite 302, Denver, CO 80206
1999 Broadway, Suite 3100, Denver, CO 80202
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720 South Colorado Blvd., Suite 410-N, Glendale, CO 80246
1400 Wewatta Street, Suite 500, Denver, CO 80202
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598 South Gilpin Street, Denver, CO 80209
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675 Kalamath Street, Denver, CO 80204
910 16th Street Mall, Suite 210, Denver, CO 80202
1228 15th St, Suite 200, Denver, CO 80202
1225 17th St, Suite 2520, Denver, CO 80202
5445 DTC Parkway, Suite 800, Greenwood Village, CO 80111
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101 Bannock St., Suite 465, Denver, CO 80204
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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