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19333 East Grant Highway, PO Box 5, Marengo, IL 60152
431 Williamsburg Avenue, Geneva, IL 60134-1091
190 S. LaSalle St, Suite 520, Chicago, IL 60603
53 West Jackson Blvd., Suite 1560, Chicago, IL 60604
3660 West Irving Park Road, 2nd Floor, Chicago, IL 60618
53 W Jackson Blvd, Suite 1424, Chicago, IL 60604
4300 Commerce Ct, Suite 300-18, Lisle, IL 60532
19 North County Street, Waukegan, IL 60085
2215 York Rd, Suite 304, Oak Brook, IL 60523
30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 3600, Chicago, IL 60602
120 North LaSalle, Suite 2750, Chicago, IL 60602
6 S. Clark St., Chicago, IL 60603
150 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 3300, Chicago, IL 60601
51 N Douglas, Elgin, IL 60120
5250 Old Orchard Rd, Suite 300, Skokie, IL 60077
444 West Lake Street, Suite 900, Chicago, IL 60606-0089
325 Washington St, Suite 400, Waukegan, IL 60085
11555 S Harlem Ave, Suite C, Worth, IL 60482
36 West Randolph, Suite 301, Chicago, IL 60601
300 East Roosevelt Road, Suite 220, Wheaton, IL 60187
444 W. Lake Street, Chicago, IL 60606-0029
71 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606
1737 South Naperville Road, Suite 100, Wheaton, IL 60189
134 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1300, Chicago, IL 60602
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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