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717 17th St, Suite 1825, Denver, CO 80202
1777 South Harrison Street, Suite 1050, Denver, CO 80210
910 16th Street Mall, Suite 210, Denver, CO 80202
1733 High St, Denver, CO 80218
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
1873 S Bellaire St, Suite 1400, Denver, CO 80222
7535 East Hampden Avenue, Suite 400, Denver, CO 80231
675 15th St, Suite 2200, Denver, CO 80202
1888 Sherman Street, Suite 650, Denver, CO 80203
13701 W Jewell Ave, Suite 200-22, Lakewood, CO 80228
14252 East Caley Avenue, Aurora, CO 80016
1385 S. Colorado Blvd., Suite A-606, Denver, CO 80222
12625 E. Euclid Drive, Centennial, CO 80111
4495 Hale Pkwy, Suite 305, Denver, CO 80220
1471 Stuart Street, Denver, CO 80204
501 S Cherry St, Suite 1100, Denver, CO 80246
1745 Shea Center Dr., Suite 400, Littleton, CO 80129
5303 E Evans Ave, Suite 101, Denver, CO 80222
720 South Colorado Blvd., Suite 410-N, Glendale, CO 80246
1400 Wewatta Street, Suite 500, Denver, CO 80202
116 Inverness Drive East, Suite 207, Englewood, CO 80112
2806 Speer Blvd, Suite 4E, Denver, CO 80211
100 Fillmore Street, Suite 500, Denver, CO 80206
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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