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1834 Walden Office Square, Suite 575, Schaumburg, IL 60173
53 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60604
1415 West 22nd Street, Tower Floor, Oak Brook, IL 60523
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161 North Clark, Suite 1700, Chicago, IL 60601
191 North Wacker Drive, Suite 2700, Chicago, IL 60606
120 N. LaSalle Suite 950, Chicago, IL 60602
1717 N. Naper Blvd., Suite 200, Naperville, IL 60563-8838
1429 Plainfield Rd, Joliet, IL 60435
70 W Madison St, Suite 3000, Chicago, IL 60602
2435 Dean Street, Unit 2F, St. Charles, IL 60175
58 E. Clinton St., 5th Floor, 5th Floor, Joliet, IL 60432
190 South LaSalle Street, Suite 3700, Chicago, IL 60603
58 N. Chicago, 7th Floor, Joliet, IL 60432
134 N LaSalle St, Suite 850, Chicago, IL 60602
1 North Virginia Street, Crystal Lake, IL 60014
161 N. Clark Street, Suite 4200, Chicago, IL 60601
333 W. Wacker Drive, Suite 1900, Chicago, IL 60606
110 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606-1511
181 W Madison St, 47th Floor, Chicago, IL 60602
203 N LaSalle Street, Suite 2100, Chicago, IL 60601-1226
25 N. County St., Waukegan, IL 60085
19 South LaSalle Street, Suite 700, Chicago, IL 60603-1491
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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