Uniform Controlled Substances Act

Colorado · Criminal Code · §§ 18-18-101 to 18-18-607 · 77 sections

Overview

The Uniform Controlled Substances Act governs drugs and related substances whose handling the state regulates, reaching their manufacture, compounding, distribution, delivery, dispensing, and administration by pharmacies, prescribers, distributors, and other regulated handlers. It works largely through a detailed set of defined terms — narcotic drugs, opiates, immediate precursors, controlled substance analogs, and cannabis and its derivatives among them — that fixes what falls within the regulated class and who is subject to the rules, and it assigns oversight to a designated state board or department operating alongside federal drug enforcement authorities. As a uniform act, it is meant to be construed so the law stays consistent across the states that adopt it, subject to carve-outs such as the medical use of cannabis and certain veterinary biologic products.

Editorial summary generated from the text of this act. It is not part of the statute — read the sections below for the operative language.

In the courts

Sections of this act have been cited in 5 court decisions.

Most-cited authority: 38 F.4th 1355 - Everton Daye v. U.S. Attorney General

Sections covered

C.R.S. § 18-18-101Short title
C.R.S. § 18-18-102Definitions
C.R.S. § 18-18-103Special definition
C.R.S. § 18-18-201Authority to control
C.R.S. § 18-18-202Nomenclature
C.R.S. § 18-18-203Schedule I
C.R.S. § 18-18-204Schedule II
C.R.S. § 18-18-205Schedule III
C.R.S. § 18-18-206Schedule IV
C.R.S. § 18-18-207Schedule V
C.R.S. § 18-18-301Rules
C.R.S. § 18-18-302Registration requirements
C.R.S. § 18-18-303Registration
C.R.S. § 18-18-304Suspension or revocation of registration
C.R.S. § 18-18-305Order to show cause
C.R.S. § 18-18-306Records of registrants
C.R.S. § 18-18-307Order forms
C.R.S. § 18-18-308Prescriptions
C.R.S. § 18-18-309Diversion prevention and control
C.R.S. § 18-18-401Legislative declaration
C.R.S. § 18-18-402Definitions
C.R.S. § 18-18-403Additional definition1 cite
C.R.S. § 18-18-403.5Unlawful possession of a controlled substance1 cite
C.R.S. § 18-18-404Unlawful use of a controlled substance
C.R.S. § 18-18-405Unlawful distribution, manufacturing, dispensing, or sale
C.R.S. § 18-18-406Offenses relating to marijuana and marijuana concentrate2 cites
C.R.S. § 18-18-406.1Unlawful use or possession of synthetic cannabinoids or salvia divinorum
C.R.S. § 18-18-406.2Unlawful distribution, manufacturing, dispensing, sale, or cultivation of synthetic cannabinoids or salvia divinorum
C.R.S. § 18-18-406.3Medical use of marijuana by persons diagnosed with debilitating medical conditions
C.R.S. § 18-18-406.4Unlawful advertising of marijuana
C.R.S. § 18-18-406.5Unlawful use of marijuana in a detention facility
C.R.S. § 18-18-406.6Extraction of marijuana concentrate
C.R.S. § 18-18-406.9Unlawful distribution or purchase of dextromethorphan
C.R.S. § 18-18-407Special offender
C.R.S. § 18-18-409Reduction or suspension of sentence for providing substantial assistance
C.R.S. § 18-18-410Declaration of class 1 public nuisance
C.R.S. § 18-18-411Keeping, maintaining, controlling, renting, or making available property for unlawful distribution or manufacture of controlled substances
C.R.S. § 18-18-412Abusing toxic vapors
C.R.S. § 18-18-412.5Unlawful possession of materials to make methamphetamine and amphetamine
C.R.S. § 18-18-412.7Sale or distribution of materials to manufacture controlled substances
C.R.S. § 18-18-412.8Retail sale of methamphetamine precursor drugs
C.R.S. § 18-18-413Authorized possession of controlled substances
C.R.S. § 18-18-414Unlawful acts
C.R.S. § 18-18-415Fraud and deceit
C.R.S. § 18-18-416Controlled substances
C.R.S. § 18-18-417Notice of conviction
C.R.S. § 18-18-418Exemptions
C.R.S. § 18-18-419Imitation and counterfeit controlled substances act
C.R.S. § 18-18-420Imitation controlled substances
C.R.S. § 18-18-421Imitation controlled substances
C.R.S. § 18-18-422Imitation controlled substances1 cite
C.R.S. § 18-18-423Counterfeit substances prohibited
C.R.S. § 18-18-424Imitation controlled substances
C.R.S. § 18-18-425Drug paraphernalia
C.R.S. § 18-18-426Drug paraphernalia
C.R.S. § 18-18-427Drug paraphernalia
C.R.S. § 18-18-428Possession of drug paraphernalia
C.R.S. § 18-18-429Manufacture, sale, or delivery of drug paraphernalia
C.R.S. § 18-18-430Advertisement of drug paraphernalia
C.R.S. § 18-18-430.5Drug paraphernalia
C.R.S. § 18-18-431Defenses
C.R.S. § 18-18-432Drug offender public service and rehabilitation program
C.R.S. § 18-18-433Constitutional provisions
C.R.S. § 18-18-434Offenses relating to natural medicine and natural medicine product
C.R.S. § 18-18-501Administrative inspections and warrants
C.R.S. § 18-18-502Injunctions
C.R.S. § 18-18-503Cooperative arrangements and confidentiality
C.R.S. § 18-18-504Pleadings
C.R.S. § 18-18-505Judicial review
C.R.S. § 18-18-506Education and research
C.R.S. § 18-18-601Pending proceedings
C.R.S. § 18-18-602Continuation of rules
C.R.S. § 18-18-603Statutes of limitations
C.R.S. § 18-18-604Uniformity of interpretation
C.R.S. § 18-18-605Severability
C.R.S. § 18-18-606Drug case data collection
C.R.S. § 18-18-607Safe stations

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