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C.R.S. § 18-18-412.5 — Unlawful possession of materials to make methamphetamine and amphetamine - penalty.

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. § 18-18-412.5

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. § 18-18-412.5Primary source, current through the 2025 Regular Session
(1) The general assembly finds and declares that persons are manufacturing methamphetamine and amphetamine using nonprescription drugs that are readily and legally available. The general assembly further finds that it is necessary to make illegal the possession of such nonprescription drugs with the intent to use them as immediate precursors in manufacturing any controlled substance. (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, no person shall possess ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or phenylpropanolamine, or their salts, isomers, or salts of isomers, with the intent to use such product as an immediate precursor in the manufacture of any controlled substance. (3) A person who violates the provisions of this section commits a level 2 drug felony.

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Is unlawful possession of materials to make methamphetamine and amphetamine a felony or a misdemeanor in Colorado?

Unlawful possession of materials to make methamphetamine and amphetamine is a level 2 drug felony in Colorado under C.R.S. § 18-18-412.5.

Which Colorado statute covers unlawful possession of materials to make methamphetamine and amphetamine?

Unlawful possession of materials to make methamphetamine and amphetamine is governed by C.R.S. § 18-18-412.5 (Unlawful possession of materials to make methamphetamine and amphetamine - penalty).

This reference is informational and is not legal advice.