Colorado legal term
Controlled substance in Colorado Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Colorado legislative session
In Colorado criminal law, “Controlled substance” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Colorado criminal code.
What does “Controlled substance” mean in Colorado criminal law?
"Controlled substance" means a drug, substance, or immediate precursor included in schedules I through V of part 2 of this article, including cocaine, marijuana, marijuana concentrate, cathinones, any synthetic cannabinoid, and salvia divinorum. (C.R.S. § 18-18-102)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Introducing contraband in the second degree
- Second degree burglary
- Unlawful acts
- Unlawful distribution, manufacturing, dispensing, or sale
- Controlled substances
- Controlled substances
- Counterfeit substances prohibited
- Driving under the influence
- Hazing
- Keeping, maintaining, controlling, renting, or making available property for unlawful distribution or manufacture of controlled substances
- Prohibited use of weapons
- Special offender
Related terms in the same statutes
This reference is informational and is not legal advice.