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570 Lake Cook Road, Suite 318, Deerfield, IL 60015
15255 S 94th Ave, Orland Park, IL 60462
222 W Adams St, Suite 3400, Chicago, IL 60606
1800 Larkin Avenue, Elgin, IL 60123
400 Knoll St, Suite AB, Wheaton, IL 60187
233 South Wacker Drive, Suite 5900, Chicago, IL 60606-6361
2561 Augusta Way, Highland Park, IL 60035
980 N. Michigan Ave, Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60611
444 West Lake Street, Suite 900, Chicago, IL 60606-0089
1180 North Milwaukee Avenue, 3rd Floor, Chicago, IL 60642
1701 E. Woodfield Rd, Suite 1101, Schaumburg, IL 60173
300 East Roosevelt Road, Suite 220, Wheaton, IL 60187
101 N. Washington Street, Naperville, IL 60540
1776 South Naperville Road, Building A, Suite 105, Wheaton, IL 60189
1737 South Naperville Road, Suite 100, Wheaton, IL 60189
17N208 Route 31, West Dundee, IL 60118
73 W Monroe St, Suite 518, Chicago, IL 60603
3321 Hobson Road, Suite B, Woodridge, IL 60517
205 N Michigan Ave, Suite 810, Chicago, IL 60601
150 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 3300, Chicago, IL 60601
70 W Madison St, Suite 1450, Chicago, IL 60602
2126 W Van Buren St, Chicago, IL 60612
54 N Ottawa Street, Suite B-10, Joliet, IL 60432
314 N Loomis St, #G2, Chicago, IL 60607
2445 Dean St, Suite H, St. Charles, IL 60175
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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