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713 East Main Street, St. Charles, IL 60174
444 West Lake Street, Suite 900, Chicago, IL 60606-0089
825 Chicago Ave, Unit C-8, Evanston, IL 60202
300 East Roosevelt Road, Suite 220, Wheaton, IL 60187
11101 S Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60643
799 Roosevelt Rd. Building 2 Suite 104, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
1240 Iroquois Ave., Suite 108, Naperville, IL 60563
204 N West St, Waukegan, IL 60085
53 W. Jackson Boulevard, Suite 315, Chicago, IL 60604
353 N. Clark Street, Suite 3600, Chicago, IL 60654
111 S Wacker Dr, Suite 5100, Chicago, IL 60606
6920 Ogden Ave, Berwyn, IL 60402
320 S Canal St, Chicago, IL 60606
1560 Wall St, Suite 304, Naperville, IL 60563
102 N Evergreen Ave, Suite 220, Arlington Heights, IL 60004
1739 S. Halsted, Chicago, IL 60608
55 W. Monroe, Suite 4000, Chicago, IL 60603
3400 Dundee Rd, Suite 150, Northbrook, IL 60062
1749 S. Naperville Road, Suite 105, Wheaton, IL 60189
2210 W North Ave, Suite 6, Melrose Park, IL 60160
53 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1544, Chicago, IL 60604
53 W Jackson, Suite 925, Chicago, IL 60604
130 E Randolph St, Suite 3900, Chicago, IL 60601
203 West Greenwood Avenue, Waukegan, IL 60087
134 N. LaSalle St, Suite 1800, 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