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1749 S. Naperville Road, Suite 105, Wheaton, IL 60183
1440 Maple Ave., Suite 6B, Lisle, IL 60532
7270 W College Drive, Suite 101, Palos Heights, IL 60463
420 Waterside Dr, Chicago, IL 60601
120 North La Salle, Suite 2000, Chicago, IL 60602
759 John St, 2nd Floor, Yorkville, IL 60560
58 East Clinton St., 5th Floor, Joliet, IL 60432
200 N. Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave., 2nd Floor, Waukegan, IL 60085
53 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1605, Chicago, IL 60604
5419 NORTH SHERIDAN ROAD, SUITE 113, Chicago, IL 60640
209 S. LaSalle St., 7th Floor, Chicago, IL 60604
107 W Boughton Rd, Bolingbrook, IL 60440
3701 Algonquin Road, Suite 350, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008-3117
1415 West 22nd Street, Tower Floor, Oak Brook, IL 60523
666 Russel Court, Suite 100, Woodstock, IL 60098-2664
225 W. Washington St., Suite 1300, Chicago, IL 60606
310 S. County Farm Rd, Suite D, Wheaton, IL 60187
1 East Wacker Dr, Suite 2600, Chicago, IL 60601
150 N Riverside Plaza, Suite 3000, Chicago, IL 60606
1 North State Street, Suite 1500, Chicago, IL 60602
9700 West 131st Street, Second Floor, Palos Park, IL 60464
2040 N Harlem Ave, Elmwood Park, IL 60707
218 N Jefferson St, Suite #300, Chicago, IL 60661
121 South Wilke Road, Suite 301, Arlington Heights, IL 60005
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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