Colorado statute

C.R.S. § 18-18-422 — Imitation controlled substances - violations - penalties.

Current through 2025 Regular Session

Part of Part 4: OFFENSES AND PENALTIES, Colorado Revised Statutes.

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Imitation controlled substances

Full text of C.R.S. § 18-18-422

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.

C.R.S. § 18-18-422Primary source, current through the 2025 Regular Session

(1) (a) Except as provided in section 18-18-424, it is unlawful for a person to manufacture, distribute, or possess with intent to distribute an imitation controlled substance. (b) A person who violates the provisions of paragraph (a) of this subsection (1) commits: (I) A level 4 drug felony. (II) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2013.) (2) (a) If an adult distributes an imitation controlled substance to a minor and the adult is at least two years older than the minor, the adult commits a level 3 drug felony. (b) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2013.) (3) (a) It is unlawful for a person to place in a newspaper, magazine, handbill, or other publication or to post or distribute in a public place an advertisement or solicitation that the person knows will promote the distribution of imitation controlled substances. (b) A person who violates the provisions of paragraph (a) of this subsection (3) commits a level 1 drug misdemeanor. (4) It is not a defense to a violation of this section that the defendant believed that the imitation controlled substance was a genuine controlled substance.

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Is imitation controlled substances a felony or a misdemeanor in Colorado?

It depends on the circumstances: imitation controlled substances ranges from a level 1 drug misdemeanor to a level 3 drug felony in Colorado under C.R.S. § 18-18-422.

Manufacture, distribution, or possession with intent to distribute an imitation controlled substance: level 4 drug felony (C.R.S. § 18-18-422(1)(b)(I)) · Distribution of imitation controlled substance to a minor by an older adult: level 3 drug felony (C.R.S. § 18-18-422(2)(a)) · Advertisement or solicitation promoting distribution of imitation controlled substances: level 1 drug misdemeanor (C.R.S. § 18-18-422(3)(b))

Which Colorado statute covers imitation controlled substances?

Imitation controlled substances is governed by C.R.S. § 18-18-422 (Imitation controlled substances - violations - penalties).

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