Colorado Laws
Manufacturing drugs in a home where a child resides can result in this legal consequence
A conviction of child abuse
Source: Colorado Rev. Stat. ยง 18-6-401(1)(c)
Drugs that have no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse are this schedule.
Schedule 1
Source: DEA
Aside from alcohol, this is the next most common drug to be involved in a DUI
Cannabis
Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse
The president who declared drugs "public enemy number one," thus beginning the 'War On Drugs'
President Richard Nixon
Source: 1971 Press Conference
A substance abuse treatment service that all Colorado jails are required to offer
Medication Assisted Treatment to anyone diagnosed with an opioid use disorder
Source: HB22-1326
Drugs that have a low potential for abuse and a low risk of dependence are this schedule.
Schedule 4
Source: DEA
This cause of death is responsible for the average life expectancy in the US declining between 2015 and 2017
Opioid overdoses
Source: National Center for Drug Abuse Statistics
The first drug prohibition law in the US banned the importation of this drug into the country.
Opium
Source: Opium Exclusion Act of 1909
The status of psilocybin in Colorado
Decriminalized
Source: Colorado Proposition 122, Decriminalization and Regulated Access Program for Certain Psychedelic Plants and Fungi Initiative (2022)
Transporting marijauna from one legal state to another can result in this legal consequence.
Felony drug trafficking charges
Source: Federal Law - Title 21, Section 841
70% of people who try an illegal drug before this age develop a substance abuse disorder within the next 7 years
Age 13
Source: National Center for Drug Abuse Statistics
These two drugs, despite being chemically the same substance, have differences in minimum sentencing
Crack cocaine and powder cocaine
Source: Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986
A debilitating medical condition in Colorado that would make a person eligible for a medical marijuana card must involve one of these symptoms.
Severe pain, severe nausea, or seizures
Source: Colorado 5 CCR 1006-2
The Department of Justice's current position on supervised injection or safe consumption sites
They are considered a violation of federal law
Source: Office of Public Affairs Press Release
Between 2023 and 2024, drug overdose deaths in the US decreased by this percentage.
24%
Source: CDC
Cannabis cultivation in the US began for this purpose
Growing the plant for its strong fibers to make rope, sails, and clothing in the 1600s
Source: PBS - A Social History of America's Most Popular Drugs
In a drug test after driving, this is the number of nanograms of THC per millimeter of blood that would be considered a DUI
5 nanograms of THC per milliliter of blood
source: Colorado Department of Transportation
Schedule 2 (ie methadone, oxycodone, adderall)
Source: Federal Controlled Substances Act
This is how often a person is arrested for a drug offense in the US.
Every 35 seconds
Source: FBI Crime Data
This law prohibited Native American peoples from using traditional tobacco in ceremonies, leading to addiction to commercial tobacco.
Indian Religious Crimes Code of 1883 aka The Code of Indian Offenses
Source: Minnesota Department of Health