Colorado statute
C.R.S. § 18-18-413 — Authorized possession of controlled substances.
Current through 2025 Regular Session
Part of Part 4: OFFENSES AND PENALTIES, Colorado Revised Statutes.
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Full text of C.R.S. § 18-18-413
Statutory text current through the 2025 Regular Session. This is an officially sanctioned publication using the official text of the Colorado Revised Statutes; it is not the official statutes of the State of Colorado.
A person to whom or for whose use any controlled substance has been prescribed or dispensed by a practitioner may lawfully possess it, but only in the container in which it was delivered to him unless he is able to show that he is the legal owner or a person acting at the direction of the legal owner of the controlled substance. Any person convicted of violating this section commits a drug petty offense, and the court shall impose a fine of not more than one hundred dollars.
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Is authorized possession of controlled substances a felony or a misdemeanor in Colorado?
Authorized possession of controlled substances is a drug petty offense in Colorado under C.R.S. § 18-18-413.
Which Colorado statute covers authorized possession of controlled substances?
Authorized possession of controlled substances is governed by C.R.S. § 18-18-413 (Authorized possession of controlled substances).
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