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53 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1550, Chicago, IL 60604
970 McHenry Avenue, Crystal Lake, IL 60014
One Westminster Place, Suite 200, Lake Forest, IL 60045
222 N LaSalle St, Suite 2600, Chicago, IL 60601
300 N La Salle Dr, Suite 4400, Chicago, IL 60654
134 N LaSalle St, Suite 850, Chicago, IL 60602
1 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL 60603
25 N. County Street, Waukegan, IL 60085
333 E Rte 83, Suite 102, Mundelein, IL 60060
625 West Rollins Road, Round Lake Beach, IL 60073-1277
191 N Upper Wacker Dr, Suite 2950, Chicago, IL 60606
5 Revere Dr, Suite 200, Northbrook, IL 60062
2460 Lake Shore Dr., Woodstock, IL 60098
713 East Main Street, St. Charles, IL 60174
1127 South Mannheim, Suite 308, Westchester, IL 60154
150 S Wacker Dr, Suite 3000, Chicago, IL 60606
218 N Jefferson St, Suite #300, Chicago, IL 60661
121 South Wilke Road, Suite 301, Arlington Heights, IL 60005
300 East Roosevelt Road, Suite 220, Wheaton, IL 60187
444 West Lake Street, Suite 900, Chicago, IL 60606-0089
180 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 3700, Chicago, IL 60601-2809
333 South Wabash Avenue, Suite 2700, Chicago, IL 60604
5650 S. Brainard, 2nd Floor, La Grange, IL 60525
102 N Evergreen Ave, Suite 220, Arlington Heights, IL 60004
55 W. Monroe, Suite 4000, Chicago, IL 60603
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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