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3489 W. 72nd Ave, Suite 211, Westminster, CO 80030
3780 South Broadway, Englewood, CO 80113
7887 E Belleview Ave, Suite 1100, Denver, CO 80111
600 17th Street, Suite 2300S, Denver, CO 80202
9200 E. Mineral Ave., Englewood, CO 80112
1805 Shea Center Drive, Suite 200, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129
Denver Place-South Tower, 999 18th Street, Denver, CO 80202
PO Box 745071, Arvada, CO 80005-5071
1776 South Jackson Street, SUITE 801, Denver, CO 80210
2956 Wyandot St, Suite 200, Denver, CO 80211
1600 Stout St, Suite 1400, Denver, CO 80204
6312 S Fiddlers Green Cir, Suite 300E, Greenwood Village, CO 80111
1733 High St, Denver, CO 80218
1133 Pennsylvania St, Denver, CO 80203
7730 E Belleview Ave, Suite A-300, Greenwood Village, CO 80111
12136 W. Bayaud Ave, Suite 115, Denver, CO 80228
7887 E. Belleview Ave, Suite 240, Englewood, CO 80111
3200 Cherry Creek S Dr, Suite 720, Denver, CO 80209
4610 S Ulster Street, Suite 150, Denver, CO 80237
PO Box 4872, Greenwood Village, CO 80155
1775 Sherman St, Suite 1650, Denver, CO 80203
1600 Stout Street, Suite 1400, Denver, CO 80202
999 18th Street, Suite 1765N, Denver, CO 80202
955 Eudora St., Suite 1604, Denver, CO 80220
650 S Cherry St, Suite 1225, Denver, CO 80246
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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