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64 N Alfred Ave, Suite B, Elgin, IL 60123
2535 Bethany Road, Suite 202, Sycamore, IL 60178
401 N Wabash Ave, #35F, Chicago, IL 60611
111 West Jackson Blv, Suite 1700, Office 17020, Chicago, IL 60604
203 West Greenwood Avenue, Waukegan, IL 60087
25 N 3rd St, Suite 204, Geneva, IL 60134
7358 N Lincoln Ave, Suite 170, Lincolnwood, IL 60712
70 West Madison Street, Suite 1500, Chicago, IL 60602
526 Market Loop Rd, Suite D, West Dundee, IL 60118
1947 Barrington Ave, Bolingbrook, IL 60490
19333 East Grant Highway, PO Box 5, Marengo, IL 60152
617 W. Devon Avenue, Park Ridge, IL 60068
333 E Rte 83, Suite 102, Mundelein, IL 60060
19 North County Street, Waukegan, IL 60085
2215 York Rd, Suite 304, Oak Brook, IL 60523
1901 North Roselle Road, Suite 800, Schaumburg, IL 60195
30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 3600, Chicago, IL 60602
120 North LaSalle, Suite 2750, Chicago, IL 60602
625 West Rollins Road, Round Lake Beach, IL 60073-1277
6 S. Clark St., Chicago, IL 60603
150 S Wacker Dr, Suite 3000, Chicago, IL 60606
17 N. State Street, 17th Floor, Chicago, IL 60602
70 E. Lake Street, Suite 1000, Chicago, IL 60601
1655 S. Blue Island Avenue, Chicago, IL 60608
51 N Douglas, Elgin, IL 60120
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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