Charge | Classification | Penalty |
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Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance | Misdemeanor | Level 1 Drug:
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Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance | Felony | Level 4 Drug:
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Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance | Felony | Level 2 Drug:
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(Colo. Rev. Stat. § § 18-18-403.5, 18-1.3-401, 18-1.3-406, 18-1.3-501.) |
It is important to note that a fourth or subsequent misdemeanor will be charged as a Level 4 drug felony. Your charge can also be aggravated, which means you will face harsher consequences for your crime.
Penalties for unlawful possession of a controlled substance in Colorado depend on the schedule of drug.
Drug Schedules | Examples |
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Schedule I | BZP |
Cathinones (“bath salts” or Khat) | |
Ecstasy (MDMA or Molly) | |
GHB | |
Heroin | |
LSD | |
Xyrem (a prescription medicine containing GHB that is a Schedule III drug if used with a prescription | |
Schedule II | Amphetamine |
Cocaine | |
Codeine | |
Mescaline | |
Methadone | |
Methamphetamine | |
Morphine | |
Opium | |
Oxycontin | |
PCP (Angel Dust) | |
Peyote | |
Psilocybin (magic mushrooms) | |
Vicodin | |
Schedule III | Anabolic steroids |
Flunitrazepam (Rohypnol) | |
Ketamine (“K” or “Special K”) | |
Medications containing small amounts of codeine or morphine | |
Some barbituates | |
Schedule IV | Benzodiazepines (Valium and Xanax) |
Prescription sleep aids (Ambien) | |
Schedule V | Medications with small amounts of codeine or opium |