There are many different charges in Denver, Douglas, and Arapahoe County related to drug use including Unlawful Possession, Unlawful Use, and Distribution of a Controlled Substance. A teacher is facing some of these charges after a student caught her using drugs in the classroom. According to the report, the students video recorded their teacher snorting a mixture of heroin and cocaine. The video was reported to school officials and the teacher was arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.  

Facing Possession of Drugs charges?

Adams County Possession of a Controlled Substance Lawyer: Definition of Possession of Cocaine and Heroin in Jefferson County 

The Adams and Jefferson County, Colorado law definition of Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance – C.R.S. 18-18-403.5 – is: 

“(1) It is unlawful for a person knowingly to possess a controlled substance.

(2) A person who violates subsection (1) of this section by possessing:

(a) Any material, compound, mixture, or preparation that contains any quantity of flunitrazepam, ketamine, cathinones, or a controlled substance listed in schedule I or II of part 2 of this article commits a level 4 drug felony.

(c) Any material, compound, mixture, or preparation that contains any quantity of a controlled substance listed in schedule III, IV, or V of part 2 of this article except flunitrazepam or ketamine commits a level 1 drug misdemeanor.”

Because the drug the teacher used was heroin (a schedule I drug) and cocaine (a schedule II drug), the teacher would be facing a class 4 drug felony if this had occurred in Brighton or Golden. 

Possession of Drug Paraphernalia in Arapahoe and Douglas County 

According to C.R.S. 18-18-428, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia is a drug petty offense. In Douglas and Arapahoe County, it is defined as:  

“all equipment, products, and materials of any kind which are used, intended for use, or designed for use in planting, propagating, cultivating, growing, harvesting, manufacturing, compounding, converting, producing, processing, preparing, testing, analyzing, packaging, repackaging, storing, containing, concealing, injecting, ingesting, inhaling, or otherwise introducing into the human body a controlled substance in violation of the laws of this state.”  

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If you or a loved one has been charged with, arrested for, or accused of Possession of a Controlled Substance or Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, be smart, exercise your right to remain silent, and contact the best criminal defense attorneys from the O'Malley Law Office at 303-830-0880 today. Together, we can protect your future. Request a Free Consultation

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