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130 W 5th Ave, Denver, CO 80204
598 South Gilpin Street, Denver, CO 80209
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1547 Gaylord Street, Denver, CO 80206
1777 South Harrison Street, Suite 310, Denver, CO 80210
10730 East Bethany Drive, Suite 120, Aurora, CO 80014
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8400 E Prentice Ave, Suite 1500, Greenwood Village, CO 80111
1001 17th St, Suite 1150, Denver, CO 80202
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518 17th St., Suite 1100, Denver, CO 80202
455 Sherman St, Suite 400, Denver, CO 80203
215 Union Blvd, Suite 305, Lakewood, CO 80228
1471 Stuart Street, Denver, CO 80204
8238 PEarl St, Denver, CO 80229
1400 Wewatta Street, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80202
2000 S Colorado Blvd, #2-430, Denver, CO 80222
1008 Depot Hill Rd, Suite 203, Broomfield, CO 80020
1401 17th Street, Suite 660, Denver, CO 80202
1801 California Street, Suite 2400, Denver, CO 80202
1499 W 120th Ave, Suite 110, Westminster, CO 80234
1600 Stout Street, Suite 1400, Denver, CO 80202
5445 DTC Parkway, Penthouse 4, Greenwood Village, CO 80111
7887 East Belleview Avenue, Suite 1100, Englewood, CO 80111-6097
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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