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2134 West Chicago Avenue, Suite 100, Chicago, IL 60622
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120 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2000, Chicago, IL 60602
214 West Ohio Street, 5th Floor, Chicago, IL 60654
201 East Ogden, Suite 215, Hinsdale, IL 60521
5250 Old Orchard Rd, Suite 300, Skokie, IL 60077
1776 South Naperville Road, Building A, Suite 105, Wheaton, IL 60189
209 S LaSalle St, Ste 950, Chicago, IL 60604
3321 Hobson Road, Suite B, Woodridge, IL 60517
1901 North Roselle Road, Suite 800, Schaumburg, IL 60195
1655 S. Blue Island Avenue, Chicago, IL 60608
53 W Jackson Blvd, Suite 1424, Chicago, IL 60604-3932
53 West Jackson, Suite 1215, Chicago, IL 60604
25 N. County St., Waukegan, IL 60085
1016 W. Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60607
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181 W Madison St, 47th Floor, Chicago, IL 60602
431 Williamsburg Avenue, Geneva, IL 60134-1091
5310 N. Harlem Avenue, Suite 210, Chicago, IL 60656
225 W Washington St, Suite 1550, 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