Colorado Drug Possession Charges: Penalties, Felony Thresholds & Defenses
Colorado treats drug possession very differently depending on the substance and the amount involved. The same conduct — having a small baggie of pills or powder in your pocket — can be anywhere from a low-level misdemeanor to a felony carrying years in prison. If you or someone you love has been arrested for drug […]
Is fentanyl possession a felony in Colorado?
By Grant Grosgebauer, Mile High Legal · Last reviewed September 24, 2026 Yes, and the threshold is lower than most people expect. Under House Bill 22-1326, possessing between 1 and 4 grams of a substance containing any amount of fentanyl is a level 4 drug felony, and possessing more than 4 grams is a level […]
Drug Charges
By Grant Grosgebauer, Mile High Legal · Last reviewed September 29, 2026 Under C.R.S. § 18-18-403.5, following 2019’s House Bill 19-1263, Colorado reclassified simple possession of 4 grams or less of most Schedule I or II controlled substances as a misdemeanor rather than an automatic felony, carrying up to 180 days in jail on a […]