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666 Russel Court, Suite 100, Woodstock, IL 60098-2664
209 S. LaSalle St., 7th Floor, Chicago, IL 60604
35 East Wacker Dr, Suite 1980, Chicago, IL 60601
107 W Boughton Rd, Bolingbrook, IL 60440
117 South Cook Street, 2nd Floor, Barrington, IL 60010
71 S Wacker Dr, Suite 1600, Chicago, IL 60606
825 Chicago Ave, Unit C-8, Evanston, IL 60202
2300 Cabot Drive, Suite 455, Lisle, IL 60532
1 North Wacker Drive, Suite 4400, Chicago, IL 60606
227 W Monroe St, Suite 3600, Chicago, IL 60606
181 W. Madison St, Suite 4700, Chicago, IL 60602
20 N Wacker Dr, Suite 4120, Chicago, IL 60606
Monadock Building, 53 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1750, Chicago, IL 60604
15255 S 94th Ave, Orland Park, IL 60462
900 N Michigan Ave, Suite 1000, Chicago, IL 60611
134 N. Bloomingdale Rd., Bloomingdale, IL 60108-1017
110 N Upper Wacker Dr, 34th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606
53 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1550, Chicago, IL 60604
120 N. LaSalle Suite 950, Chicago, IL 60602
1717 N. Naper Blvd., Suite 200, Naperville, IL 60563-8838
2445 Dean St, Suite H, St. Charles, IL 60175
415 West Washington Street, Suite 110, Waukegan, IL 60085
150 S. Wacker, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60606
36 West Randolph, Suite 301, Chicago, IL 60601
900 West Jackson Blvd., Suite 7E, Chicago, IL 60607
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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