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120 North La Salle, Suite 2000, Chicago, IL 60602
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104 Main St, #2D, Park Ridge, IL 60068
1440 Maple Ave., Suite 6B, Lisle, IL 60532
1749 S. Naperville Road, Suite 105, Wheaton, IL 60183
420 Waterside Dr, Chicago, IL 60601
58 East Clinton St., 5th Floor, Joliet, IL 60432
53 W Jackson Bvld, Ste 1401, Chicago, IL 60605
759 John St, 2nd Floor, Yorkville, IL 60560
407 South Dearborn, Suite 1310, Chicago, IL 60605
3615 West 26th Street, Chicago, IL 60623
2001 Butterfield Rd, Suite 1025, Downers Grove, IL 60515
1016 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60607
35 East Wacker Dr, Suite 1980, Chicago, IL 60601
650 N. Dearborn Street Suite 750, Chicago, IL 60654
100 West Monroe, Suite 309, Chicago, IL 60603
825 Chicago Ave, Unit C-8, Evanston, IL 60202
1550 N Northwest Hwy, Suite 203, Park Ridge, IL 60068
203 N LaSalle St, Suite 2100, Chicago, IL 60601
2624 W Fullerton, 606047, Chicago, IL 60647
53 West Jackson, Suite 1101, Chicago, IL 60604
3701 Algonquin Road, Suite 350, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008-3117
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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