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500 Skokie Blvd, Suite 380, Northbrook, IL 60062
1749 S. Naperville Road, Suite 105, Wheaton, IL 60183
420 Waterside Dr, Chicago, IL 60601
120 North La Salle, Suite 2000, Chicago, IL 60602
71 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606
444 W. Lake Street, Chicago, IL 60606-0029
58 East Clinton St., 5th Floor, Joliet, IL 60432
17N208 Route 31, West Dundee, IL 60118
570 Lake Cook Road, Suite 318, Deerfield, IL 60015
250 W River Dr, Unit 2A, St. Charles, IL 60174
715 Lake St, Suite 516, Oak Park, IL 60301
134 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1300, Chicago, IL 60602
1933 North Meacham Rd, Suite 600, Schaumburg, IL 60173
150 N Riverside Plaza, Suite 2700, Chicago, IL 60606
123 N Wacker Dr, 21st Floor, Chicago, IL 60606
353 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60654
105 E. First St., Suite 101, Hinsdale, IL 60521
101 South Benton Street, Suite 201, Woodstock, IL 60098
222 N LaSalle St, Suite 2600, Chicago, IL 60601
970 McHenry Avenue, Crystal Lake, IL 60014
One Westminster Place, Suite 200, Lake Forest, IL 60045
300 N La Salle Dr, Suite 4400, Chicago, IL 60654
5500 Pearl, Suite 105, Des Plaines, IL 60018
18141 Dixie Hwy, Suite 203, Homewood, IL 60430
Monadock Building, 53 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1750, 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