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222 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2600, Chicago, IL 60601
102 N Evergreen Ave, Suite 220, Arlington Heights, IL 60004
25 N. County Street, Waukegan, IL 60085
300 N La Salle Dr, Suite 4400, Chicago, IL 60654
218 N Jefferson St, Suite 101, Chicago, IL 60661
1 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL 60603
970 McHenry Avenue, Crystal Lake, IL 60014
713 East Main Street, St. Charles, IL 60174
104 Main St, #2D, Park Ridge, IL 60068
2000 W Galena Blvd, Suite 202, Aurora, IL 60506
25 N 3rd St, Suite 204, Geneva, IL 60134
333 E Rte 83, Suite 102, Mundelein, IL 60060
1776 South Naperville Road, Building A, Suite 105, Wheaton, IL 60189
3321 Hobson Road, Suite B, Woodridge, IL 60517
6920 Ogden Ave, Berwyn, IL 60402
53 West Jackson Blvd., Suite 1560, Chicago, IL 60604
53 W Jackson Blvd, Suite 1424, Chicago, IL 60604
11555 S Harlem Ave, Suite C, Worth, IL 60482
3660 West Irving Park Road, 2nd Floor, Chicago, IL 60618
190 S. LaSalle St, Suite 520, Chicago, IL 60603
4300 Commerce Ct, Suite 300-18, Lisle, IL 60532
2210 W North Ave, Suite 6, Melrose Park, IL 60160
53 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1544, Chicago, IL 60604
101 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 100B, Chicago, IL 60606
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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