Having methamphetamine on your person or property usually results in a Possession of a Controlled Substance charge in Greeley and Weld County. A man was recently charged with this crime after he called police for help. According to the report, the man had called 911 with a claim that he had been hit in the head with an ax. When police arrived, they found the man with no injuries and his claims of intruders to be unfounded. Police did, however, find crystal meth on the man’s nightstand. The man told them it must have been planted by a ghost or the intruders. Surely a solid alibi, but the officers didn’t believe it and arrested the man for Meth Possession.
Weld County Crystal Meth Possession Lawyer: Definition of Possession of a Controlled Substance in Morgan and Logan County
The Weld, Morgan, and Logan County, Colorado law definition of Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance – C.R.S. 18-18-403.5 – is:
Methamphetamine, Meth or Crystal Meth is a schedule II controlled substance. This is because:
- The substance has high potential for abuse;
- The substance has currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States, or currently accepted medical use with severe restrictions; and
- The abuse of the substance may lead to severe psychological or physical dependence.
Sentence for Unlawful Possession of Meth in Fort Morgan and Fort Lupton
In Greeley, Fort Morgan, and Fort Lupton, Possession of a Controlled Substance is a level 4 drug felony for a schedule I or schedule II controlled substance possession and a level 1 drug misdemeanor for possessing a schedule III, IV, or V controlled substance. As stated above, Methamphetamine is a schedule II drug, so a Possession charge would be a level 4 drug felony. This level drug felony is punishable by 6 months to one year in the Colorado Department of Corrections with a one year parole sentence.
If you or someone you love has been charged with Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance, like Meth, Cocaine, or Heroin, be smart, exercise your right to remain silent, and contact the best criminal defense attorneys from the O’Malley Law Office at 970-616-6009 to schedule your free consultation or set up a jail visit to the Weld County Jail. Together, we can protect your future.
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