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6025 S. Quebec St, Suite 100, Centennial, CO 80111
2590 Walnut St, Denver, CO 80205
1873 S Bellaire St, Suite 1400, Denver, CO 80222
1733 High St, Denver, CO 80218
3780 South Broadway, Suite 111, Englewood, CO 80113
110 16th St Mall, Ste 1400, Denver, CO 80202
1544 Race Street, Denver, CO 80206
1600 Stout St, Suite 1400, Denver, CO 80202
44 Cook Street, Suite 100, Denver, CO 80206
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PO Box 601, Broomfield, CO 80038
PO Box 2008, Littleton, CO 80161
955 Bannock Street, Suite 200, PO Box 6174, Denver, CO 80206
1245 E. Colfax Ave, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80218
138 W 5th Avenue, Denver, CO 80204
8441 W. Bowles Avenue, Suite 210, Littleton, CO 80123
6860 South Yosemite Court, Suite 2000, Centennial, CO 80112
1775 Sherman St, Suite 1650, Denver, CO 80203
201 Steele St, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80206
730 17th St, Suite 730, Denver, CO 80202
1144 15th St, Suite 3300, Denver, CO 80202
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2025 York St, Denver, CO 80205
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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