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1363 Shermer Road, Suite 318, Northbrook, IL 60062
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134 N LaSalle St, Suite 225, Chicago, IL 60602
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1 South Dearborn Street, Suite 1500, Chicago, IL 60603
30 North LaSalle, Suite 3100, Chicago, IL 60602
120 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2000, Chicago, IL 60602
180 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 2215, Chicago, IL 60601
15255 S 94th Ave, Orland Park, IL 60462
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1051 Perimeter Dr, Ste 305, Schaumburg, IL 60173
134 N. LaSalle St, Suite 1800, Chicago, IL 60602
650 North Dearborn, Suite #700, Chicago, IL 60654
400 Knoll St, Suite AB, Wheaton, IL 60187
100 S Saunders Rd, Suite 150, Lake Forest, IL 60045
5225 Old Orchard Road, Suite 238, Skokie, IL 60077
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2040 N Harlem Ave, Elmwood Park, IL 60707
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Algonquin Drug Possession Information
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Drug Possession
Drug possession is the illegal possession of a controlled substance. Essentially, to be convicted of a drug possession charge, you knowingly must have a controlled substance in your possession or within your proximity, like storing it in your vehicle. Drug possession can also include having a device used for the consumption of a controlled substance. This is a criminal offense under both Illinois state law as well as federal law.
Types of Drug Possession Charges
Sometimes drug possession is referred to as actual possession or “constructive” possession, meaning that an individual knowingly has access to and control of a controlled substance but it is not on the person. Some common ways for constructive possession occur is when a person knowingly stores an illegal controlled substance in their car or at their home. Possessing a smaller quantity of a controlled substance for personal use is commonly known as “simple possession.“
What Is A Controlled Substance?
Federal law as well as state law determines the severity of drug possession charges based on the type of drug and divides them into different “schedules.” Each schedule is based on the potential for dependency and abuse. This sliding scale of schedules starts with Schedule V drugs, having the lowest risk, and increases in severity up to Schedule I, posing the most severe risk.
- Schedule I: Heroin, ecstasy, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), marijuana, peyote
- Schedule II: Methamphetamine, cocaine, morphine, methadone, phencyclidine (PCP), fentanyl
- Schedule III: Anabolic steroids, ketamine, barbiturates, testosterone, Tylenol with codeine
- Schedule IV: Valium, Xanax, Tramadol
- Schedule V: Other unlawfully obtained prescription drugs and cough medicines like Robitussin with codeine