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26 West Dry Creek Circle, Suite 420, Littleton, CO 80120
44 Cook St, Suite 320, Denver, CO 80206
1355 South Colorado Boulevard, Suite C-420, Denver, CO 80222
5600 S Quebec St, Suite 325D, Greenwood Village, CO 80111
1159 Delaware St, Denver, CO 80204
11154 Huron Street, Suite 207, Northglenn, CO 80234
2406 W 32nd Ave, Suite C, Denver, CO 80211
333 West Hampton Avenue, Suite 800, Englewood, CO 80110
200 S. Wilcox St., #206, Castle Rock, CO 80104
24928 Genesee Trail Road, Suite 100, Golden, CO 80401
12600 W. Colfax Ave, Suite C400, Lakewood, CO 80215
600 17th Street, Suite 2800-S, Denver, CO 80202
598 South Gilpin Street, Denver, CO 80209
675 Kalamath Street, Denver, CO 80204
188 Inverness Dr W, Ste 225, Englewood, CO 80112
1099 18th St, Suite 2600, Denver, CO 80202
9200 E. Mineral Ave., Englewood, CO 80112
6855 S Dayton St, PO Box 3445, Englewood, CO 80155
7100 E Belleview Ave, Suite 101, Greenwood Village, CO 80111
1228 15th St, Suite 200, Denver, CO 80202
1550 Wewatta St, Suite 710, Denver, CO 80202
5445 DTC Parkway, Suite 800, Greenwood Village, CO 80111
1225 17th St, Suite 2520, Denver, CO 80202
303 16th Street, Suite 200, Denver, CO 80202
822 7th Street, Suite 520, Greeley, CO 80631
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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