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1701 E. Woodfield Rd, Suite 1101, Schaumburg, IL 60173
314 N Loomis St, #G2, Chicago, IL 60607
100 S Saunders Rd, Suite 150, Lake Forest, IL 60045
5225 Old Orchard Road, Suite 238, Skokie, IL 60077
70 W Madison St, Suite 1450, Chicago, IL 60602
PO Box 5561, River Forest, IL 60305
101 N. Washington Street, Naperville, IL 60540
121 S. Wilke Rd, #301, Arlington Heights, IL 60005
5650 S. Brainard, 2nd Floor, La Grange, IL 60525
1776 South Naperville Road, Building A, Suite 105, Wheaton, IL 60189
53 W. Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1523, Chicago, IL 60604
1440 Maple Ave., Suite 6B, Lisle, IL 60532
7270 W College Drive, Suite 101, Palos Heights, IL 60463
759 John St, 2nd Floor, Yorkville, IL 60560
100 S Sauders Rd, Ste 150, Lake Forest, IL 60045
117 South Cook Street, 2nd Floor, Barrington, IL 60010
36 West Randolph, Suite 301, Chicago, IL 60601
123 N Wacker Dr, 21st Floor, Chicago, IL 60606
40 S Prospect St, Suite 102, Roselle, IL 60172
1550 N. Northwest Highway, Suite 203, Park Ridge, IL 60068
1429 Plainfield Rd, Joliet, IL 60435
227 W Monroe St, Suite 4700, Chicago, IL 60606
52 W Downer Place, Suite 301, Aurora, IL 60506
134 N LaSalle St, Suite 225, Chicago, IL 60602
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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