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625 West Rollins Road, Round Lake Beach, IL 60073-1277
1016 W. Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60607
53 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1544, Chicago, IL 60604
430 W. Boughton, Bolingbrook, IL 60440
25 N. County St., Waukegan, IL 60085
101 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 100B, Chicago, IL 60606
1231 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
181 W Madison St, 47th Floor, Chicago, IL 60602
53 W. Jackson Blvd, Suite 1424, Chicago, IL 60604
1749 S. Naperville Road, Suite 105, Wheaton, IL 60189
111 West Jackson Blv, Suite 1700, Office 17020, Chicago, IL 60604
3400 Dundee Rd, Suite 150, Northbrook, IL 60062
526 Market Loop Rd, Suite D, West Dundee, IL 60118
2040 N Harlem Ave, Elmwood Park, IL 60707
15255 S 94th Ave, Orland Park, IL 60462
30 North LaSalle, Suite 3100, Chicago, IL 60602
209 S LaSalle St, Ste 950, Chicago, IL 60604
220 E Illinois, Suite 3704, Chicago, IL 60611
191 N Upper Wacker Dr, Suite 2950, Chicago, IL 60606
11555 S Harlem Ave, Suite C, Worth, IL 60482
1701 E. Woodfield Rd, Suite 1101, Schaumburg, IL 60173
431 Williamsburg Avenue, Geneva, IL 60134-1091
1S660 Midwest Rd, Suite 120, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181
53 West Jackson Blvd., Suite 1560, Chicago, IL 60604
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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