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1400 Wewatta Street, Suite 500, Denver, CO 80202
700 17th St, Suite 1300, Denver, CO 80202
116 Inverness Drive East, Suite 207, Englewood, CO 80112
7535 East Hampden Avenue, Suite 400, Denver, CO 80231
1159 Delaware St, Denver, CO 80204
5303 E Evans Ave, Suite 101, Denver, CO 80222
1385 S. Colorado Blvd., Suite A-606, Denver, CO 80222
4495 Hale Pkwy, Suite 305, Denver, CO 80220
1471 Stuart Street, Denver, CO 80204
200 S. Wilcox St., #206, Castle Rock, CO 80104
24928 Genesee Trail Road, Suite 100, Golden, CO 80401
5600 S Quebec St, Suite 325D, Greenwood Village, CO 80111
2806 Speer Blvd, Suite 4E, Denver, CO 80211
955 Eudora St., Suite 1604, Denver, CO 80220
100 Fillmore Street, Suite 500, Denver, CO 80206
9200 E. Mineral Ave., Englewood, CO 80112
1008 Depot Hill Rd, Suite 203, Broomfield, CO 80020
2406 W 32nd Ave, Suite C, Denver, CO 80211
4600 S. Syracuse St., Denver, CO 80237
3801 E Florida Ave, Suite 909, Denver, CO 80210
8001 Arista Pl, Suite 415, Broomfield, CO 80021
800 18th Street, Suite 300, 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