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437 W Colfax Ave, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80204
1563 North Gilpin St, Denver, CO 80218
1540 Main St, Suite 218-313, Windsor, CO 80550
1888 Sherman Street, Suite 650, Denver, CO 80203
501 S Cherry St, Suite 1100, Denver, CO 80246
333 West Hampton Avenue, Suite 800, Englewood, CO 80110
5231 S Quebec St, Suite 250, Greenwood Village, CO 80111
1745 Shea Center Dr., Suite 400, Littleton, CO 80129
1400 Wewatta Street, Suite 600, Denver, CO 80202-5556
1601 19th St, Suite 1000, Denver, CO 80202
5445 DTC Pkwy, Suite 900, Greenwood Village, CO 80111
1512 Larimer St, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80202
9635 Maroon Circle, Suite 230, Englewood, CO 80112
200 S. Wilcox St., #206, Castle Rock, CO 80104
600 17th Street, Suite 2800-S, Denver, CO 80202
1733 High St, Denver, CO 80218
370 17th St, Suite 4200, Denver, CO 80202
1873 S Bellaire St, Suite 1400, Denver, CO 80222
5445 DTC Parkway, Penthouse 4, Greenwood Village, CO 80111
7887 East Belleview Avenue, Suite 1100, Englewood, CO 80111-6097
3780 South Broadway, Suite 111, Englewood, CO 80113
12600 W. Colfax Ave, Suite C400, Lakewood, CO 80215
201 Steele St, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80206
1200 17th St, Suite 2025, Denver, CO 80202
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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