Controlled Substance Flashcards
Controlled substance definition
Drug, substance, or immediate precursor included in schedules I through V of this article
- Possess definition
- Exercise knowing
- dominion or control over an item
Manufacture Definition
Produce, prepare, propagate, compound, convert, or process a controlled substance
Distribute definition
- Deliver other than by
administering or
dispensing a
controlled substance - with or without
remuneration (meaning not always money)
How many Schedule of drugs are there?
5
What are the criteria for scheduling:
- Potential for abuse
- Potential for
addiction/dependency - Accepted medical use
As schedule ________
restrictions/regulations ________
- increases,
- decrease
SCHEDULE I
- Highest potential for abuse
- No currently accepted medical use
with the US
examples of schedule 1 drugs
Heroin, LSD, Ecstasy,
Marijuana, MDMA
SCHEDULE II
- High potential for
abuse - Potential for severe
psychological and/or
physical dependence - Some accepted
medical uses under
severe restrictions
examples of schedule II drugs
methamphetamine,
cocaine, oxycodone, fentanyl, morphine, Vicodin
SCHEDULE III
- May potentially be
abused (but less likely
than I or II) - Accepted medical
uses - Moderate or low
physical dependence,
high psychological
dependence
SCHEDULE III examples
Steroids, Ketamine, Suboxone
SCHEDULE IV
- Lower potential for
abuse than Schedule
III - Currently accepted
medical uses - Possible limited
physical dependence
or psychological
dependence
SCHEDULE IV examples
Alprazolam (Xanax),
Diazepam, Valium, Ambien
SCHEDULE V
- Low potential for abuse
- Accepted medical uses
- Possible limited physical and/or psychological dependence
SCHEDULE V examples
Cough medicines with codeine
UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCE Defined
1.Possession, not
ownership
UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCE Schedule I and II amount needed
- MORE than 4 grams =
DF4 (felony) - 4 grams or less = DM1(misdemeanor)
UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCE Schedule III, IV and V and amount needed
Any amount = DM1(misdemeanor)
UNLAWFUL
DISTRIBUTION,
MANUFACTURING,
DISPENSING OR
SALE Defined
It is unlawful for any person knowingly to
manufacture, dispense, sell or distribute
UNLAWFUL
DISTRIBUTION,
MANUFACTURING,
DISPENSING OR
SALE Defined
intent to manufacture, dispense, sell, or distribute
POSSESSION WITH INTENT
Evidence of someone’s intent to manufacture, dispense, sell or
distribute:
18-18-403.5 (possession) targets the
_______
- user/buyer
Possession sentencing is typically:
less harsh, typically aimed at rehabilitation
(manufacture/sales) targets the_____
dealer
manufacturing/sales sentencing is typically:
aimed at PUNISHING
Possession of Materials to Manufacture Methamphetamine
Illegal to possess meth precursors: ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or
phenylpropanolamine
DF2
Fraud and Deceit
No person shall obtain a controlled substance by fraud, deceit,
misrepresentation, or subterfuge
DF4
Abusing Toxic Vapors
Huffing
DM2
Imitation and Counterfeit Controlled Substances
Manufacturing, selling, dispensing, distributing a substance that is not the controlled substance it is purported to be
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
The instruments or implements in which drugs are used, stored,
transported, or associated with
- Special Offender
C.R.S. 18-18-407)
* Pattern of
manufacturing, sale,
dispensing; substantial
source of income; and
special skill or
expertise
* Conspiracy with
others; defendant is
the ring-leader
* Defendant introduced
or imported more than
7 grams of meth or
heroin/14+ grams of
other Sch. I or II/ or
more than four grams
of fentanyl into
Colorado*
* Possessed pill or tablet
manufacturing
equipment with to use
equipment in
manufacture of
controlled
substance*
* Immediate access to
deadly weapon
* Solicited, induced,
encouraged,
intimidated, employed,
hired, or procured a
child to act as his/her
agent in the sale or
manufacture
* Continuing criminal
enterprise
* 1,000 feet of a school
Fentanyl:
- Synthetic Opioid
- 50x more potent than
heroin - 100x more potent
than morphine - Schedule II Controlled
Substance
true or false:
K-9’s are not trained to
detect it Fentanyl
True
SYNTHETIC OPIATE -
FENTANYL
- M30, blue, smaller
and lighter, easier to
sell and transport. - Street names “Blues”
FENTANYL – A LETHAL DOSE
2MG
Fentanyl related laws
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OPIATES
- Narcotic Analgesic
- schedule II
- reduces pain, induces
euphoria, causes
mood changes
OPIATES example
Vicodin, Oxy, Dilaudid
HEROIN is what schedule drug
SCHEDULE (I)
HEROIN types
- China White
- Mexican Brown
- Black Tar
METHAMPHETAMINE is what schedule drug
(SCHEDULE II)
METHAMPHETAMINE description
“White, crystalline substance”
street name=clear
COCAINE is what schedule drug
SCHEDULE (II)
(LSD) is what schedule drug
Schedule I
(LSD)
- Hallucinogenic
- Transdermal
PSILOCYBIN MUSHROOMS
- Schedule I
- Hallucinogenic
Shrooms, caps, boomers
MDMA is what schedule drug
Schedule I
