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3400 Dundee Rd, Suite 150, Northbrook, IL 60062
53 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1328, Chicago, IL 60604
310 S. County Farm Rd, Suite D, Wheaton, IL 60187
161 N Clark St, Suite 1600, Chicago, IL 60601
203 West Greenwood Avenue, Waukegan, IL 60087
20 N Wacker Dr, Suite 4120, Chicago, IL 60606
230 W. Monroe St, Suite 2250, Chicago, IL 60606
227 W Monroe St, Suite 3600, Chicago, IL 60606
200 W. Madison Street, Suite 3500, Chicago, IL 60606-1567
1 North Wacker Drive, Suite 4400, Chicago, IL 60606
2001 Ridge Rd, Homewood, IL 60430
1 Overlook Point, Suite 664, Lincolnshire, IL 60069
121 South Wilke Road, Suite 301, Arlington Heights, IL 60005
18W140 Butterfield Rd, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181
209 S LaSalle St, Ste 950, Chicago, IL 60604
10024 Skokie Blvd. #210, Skokie, IL 60077
301 S County Farm Rd, Suite G, Wheaton, IL 60187
20 South Clark Street, Suite 500, Chicago, IL 60603
424 S Addison St, Bensenville, IL 60106
401 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60611
415 N LaSalle Dr, Suite #300A, Chicago, IL 60654
191 North Wacker Drive, Suite 1601, Chicago, IL 60606
35 West Wacker Dr, Suite 3400, Chicago, IL 60601
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