Colorado § 18-18-413 Authorized possession of controlled substances

Colorado Statutes

§ 18-18-413 — Authorized possession of controlled substances

Colorado § 18-18-413

Title 18Criminal

Art.Uniform Controlled Substances

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Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-18-413 (2026).

Text

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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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.

Legislative History

Source: L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 367, � 1, effective July 1. L. 2013: Entire section amended, (SB 13-250), ch. 333, p. 1923, � 22, effective October 1.