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1391 Speer Blvd, Suite 830, Denver, CO 80204
3780 South Broadway, Suite 111, Englewood, CO 80113
1040 S. Gaylord St. #32, Denver, CO 80209
1400 Wewatta Street, Suite 600, Denver, CO 80202-5556
7100 E Belleview Ave, Suite 101, Greenwood Village, CO 80111
25587 Conifer Rd 105-314, Conifer, CO 80433
5445 DTC Pkwy, Suite 900, Greenwood Village, CO 80111
309 Jerry Street, Suite 100, Castle Rock, CO 80104
834-F S Perry St, Suite 343, Castle Rock, CO 80104
44 Cook St, Suite 320, Denver, CO 80206
910 16th Street Mall, Suite 210, Denver, CO 80202
1600 Stout St, Suite 1400, Denver, CO 80202
1544 Race Street, Denver, CO 80206
1600 Stout Street, Suite 1400, Denver, CO 80202
1660 Lincoln St, Suite 2000, Denver, CO 80264
1900 Lawrence St, Suite 3000, Denver, CO 80202
11154 Huron Street, Suite 207, Northglenn, CO 80234
1115 Acoma St, Suite 311, Denver, CO 80204
12625 E. Euclid Drive, Centennial, CO 80111
955 Bannock Street, Suite 200, PO Box 6174, Denver, CO 80206
8441 W. Bowles Avenue, Suite 210, Littleton, CO 80123
1391 N Speer Blvd, Suite 350, Denver, CO 80204
1900 Sixteenth Street, Suite 1400, Denver, CO 80202-5255
138 W 5th Avenue, Denver, CO 80204
1225 17th Street, Suite 2600, 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