{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-18-18-404","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 18-18-404","heading":"Unlawful use of a controlled substance.","body":"(1) (a) Except as is otherwise provided for offenses concerning marijuana and marijuana concentrate in sections 18-18-406 and 18-18-406.5, or for natural medicine or natural medicine product in section 18-18-434, article 170 of title 12, or article 50 of title 44, any person who uses any controlled substance, except when it is dispensed by or under the direction of a person licensed or authorized by law to prescribe, administer, or dispense the controlled substance for bona fide medical needs, commits a level 2 drug misdemeanor.\n\n(b) Repealed.\n\n(1.1) Repealed.\n\n(2) and (3) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2010, (HB 10-1352), ch. 259, p. 1163, § 2, effective August 11, 2010.)\n\n(4) Repealed.","path":["Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE","Article 18 - Uniform Controlled Substances Act of 2013","Part 4 - OFFENSES AND PENALTIES"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-18.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"2ca6a4aa6f5ea5af19e64fef58a1b9d59f1e952bcac2699a8f25106638c11739","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-18-18-403.5","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-18-18-405"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}