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53 W. Jackson, Suite 1442, Chicago, IL 60604
211 W Wacker Drive, 5th Floor, Chicago, IL 60085
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401 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60611
134 N LaSalle St, Suite 225, Chicago, IL 60602
1363 Shermer Road, Suite 318, Northbrook, IL 60062
1 South Dearborn Street, Suite 1500, Chicago, IL 60603
30 North LaSalle, Suite 3100, Chicago, IL 60602
222 W Adams St, Suite 3400, Chicago, IL 60606
400 Knoll St, Suite AB, Wheaton, IL 60187
1429 Plainfield Rd, Joliet, IL 60435
233 South Wacker Drive, Suite 5900, Chicago, IL 60606-6361
30 N La Salle St, Suite 4126, Chicago, IL 60602
161 North Clark, Suite 1700, Chicago, IL 60601
413 N Main St, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
500 Skokie Blvd, Suite 175, Northbrook, IL 60062
430 W. Boughton, Bolingbrook, IL 60440
2325 Dean St, Suite 800F, St. Charles, IL 60175
102 N Evergreen Ave, Suite 220, Arlington Heights, IL 60004
2435 Dean Street, Unit 2F, St. Charles, IL 60175
500 West Madison Street, Suite 3700, Chicago, IL 60661
53 West Jackson Blvd, Suite 404, Chicago, IL 60604
1N141 County Farm Rd, Suite 230, Winfield, IL 60190
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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