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7020 County Line Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527
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734 North Wells Street, Chicago, IL 60654
900 West Jackson Blvd, Suite 5-East, Chicago, IL 60607
19333 East Grant Highway, PO Box 5, Marengo, IL 60152
1 East Wacker Drive, Suite 3400, Chicago, IL 60601
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19 North County Street, Waukegan, IL 60085
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134 N. LaSalle St, Suite 1800, Chicago, IL 60602
120 North LaSalle, Suite 2750, Chicago, IL 60602
650 North Dearborn, Suite #700, Chicago, IL 60654
1 South Dearborn Street, Suite 1500, Chicago, IL 60603
2215 York Rd, Suite 304, Oak Brook, IL 60523
6 S. Clark St., Chicago, IL 60603
30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 3600, Chicago, IL 60602
546 W. Galena Boulevard, Aurora, IL 60506
70 E. Lake Street, Suite 1000, Chicago, IL 60601
9933 N Lawler Avenue, Suite 540, Skokie, IL 60077
300 East Randolph Street, Suite 5000, Chicago, IL 60601-6342
101 N. Washington Street, Naperville, IL 60540
30 N La Salle St, Suite 4126, 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