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77 West Wacker Drive, Suite 4100, Chicago, IL 60601
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3000 Dundee Road, Suite 303, Northbrook, IL 60062
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1429 Plainfield Rd, Joliet, IL 60435
1 North Virginia Street, Crystal Lake, IL 60014
203 N LaSalle Street, Suite 2100, Chicago, IL 60601-1226
19 South LaSalle Street, Suite 700, Chicago, IL 60603-1491
1010 Jorie Blvd, Suite 337, Oak Brook, IL 60523-4419
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222 W Adams St, Suite 3400, Chicago, IL 60606
PO Box 120, Western Springs, IL 60558
233 South Wacker Drive, Suite 5900, Chicago, IL 60606-6361
2325 Dean St, Suite 800F, St. Charles, IL 60175
5 Revere Dr, Suite 200, Northbrook, IL 60062
5310 N. Harlem Avenue, Suite 210, Chicago, IL 60656
415 West Washington Street, Suite 110, Waukegan, IL 60085
155 N. Wacker Dr., Suite 4250, Chicago, IL 60606
PO Box 182, Deerfield, IL 60015
100 West Monroe, Suite 309, Chicago, IL 60603
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