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1 Overlook Point, Suite 664, Lincolnshire, IL 60069
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2001 Ridge Rd, Homewood, IL 60430
2021 Midwest Rd., Suite 200, Oak Brook, IL 60523
58 N. Chicago, 7th Floor, Joliet, IL 60432
20 South Clark Street, Suite 500, Chicago, IL 60603
7115 S Virginia Rd, Suite 107, Crystal Lake, IL 60014
401 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60611
715 W Lake St, Suite 101, Addison, IL 60101
134 N. La Salle St., #2030, Chicago, IL 60602
4811 Emerson Ave,., Suite 110, Palatine, IL 60067
5 W Jefferson Street, Suite 200, Joliet, IL 60432
70 W Madison St, Suite 3000, Chicago, IL 60602
413 N Main St, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
500 Skokie Blvd, Suite 175, Northbrook, IL 60062
1N141 County Farm Rd, Suite 230, Winfield, IL 60190
190 South LaSalle Street, Suite 3700, Chicago, IL 60603
3615 West 26th Street, Chicago, IL 60623
1011 State Street, Suite 210, Lemont, IL 60439
134 N LaSalle St, Suite 225, Chicago, IL 60602
123 North Wacker Drive, Suite 1800, Chicago, IL 60606
110 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606-1511
900 West Jackson Blvd, Suite 5-East, Chicago, IL 60607
161 N. Clark Street, Suite 4200, Chicago, IL 60601
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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