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650 N. Dearborn Street Suite 750, Chicago, IL 60654
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1N141 County Farm Rd, Suite 230, Winfield, IL 60190
424 S Addison St, Bensenville, IL 60106
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3000 Dundee Road, Suite 303, Northbrook, IL 60062
30 North LaSalle, Suite 3100, Chicago, IL 60602
180 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 2215, Chicago, IL 60601
1776 South Naperville Road, Building A, Suite 105, Wheaton, IL 60189
53 W Jackson Bvld, Ste 1401, Chicago, IL 60605
500 Skokie Blvd, Suite 175, Northbrook, IL 60062
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100 S Sauders Rd, Ste 150, Lake Forest, IL 60045
200 N. Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave., 2nd Floor, Waukegan, IL 60085
1363 Shermer Road, Suite 318, Northbrook, IL 60062
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53 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1605, Chicago, IL 60604
209 S. LaSalle St., 7th Floor, Chicago, IL 60604
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107 W Boughton Rd, Bolingbrook, IL 60440
666 Russel Court, Suite 100, Woodstock, IL 60098-2664
1415 West 22nd Street, Tower Floor, Oak Brook, IL 60523
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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