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945 Pennsylvania St, Denver, CO 80203
1801 California St, Suite 2400, Denver, CO 80202
1525 17 th St., Denver, CO 80202
1999 Broadway, Suite 3100, Denver, CO 80202
455 Sherman Street, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80203
1544 Race Street, Denver, CO 80206
1544 Race Street, Denver, CO 80206
800 8th Ave, Suite 215, Greeley, CO 80631
14252 East Caley Avenue, Aurora, CO 80016
1745 Shea Center Dr., Suite 400, Littleton, CO 80129
5303 E Evans Ave, Suite 101, Denver, CO 80222
9609 S University Blvd, #631691, Littleton, CO 80130
1385 S. Colorado Blvd., Suite A-606, Denver, CO 80222
4495 Hale Pkwy, Suite 305, Denver, CO 80220
1228 15th St, Suite 200, Denver, CO 80202
1471 Stuart Street, Denver, CO 80204
3489 W. 72nd Ave, Suite 211, Westminster, CO 80030
1700 Lincoln St, Denver, CO 80203
1733 High Street, Denver, CO 80218
2025 York St, Denver, CO 80205
75 S Federal Blvd, Denver, CO 80219
303 16th Street, Suite 200, Denver, CO 80202
675 Kalamath Street, Denver, CO 80204
188 Inverness Dr W, Ste 225, Englewood, CO 80112
1099 18th St, Suite 2600, Denver, CO 80202
Westminster 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