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2227 N. Mannheim Rd., Melrose Park, IL 60164
1585 N. Milwaukee Ave, Suite 111, Libertyville, IL 60048
53 West Jackson, Suite 1101, Chicago, IL 60604
211 W Wacker Drive, 5th Floor, Chicago, IL 60085
107 W Boughton Rd, Bolingbrook, IL 60440
7808 W College Dr, Suite 4SW, Palos Heights, IL 60463
1200 Shermer Road, Suite 112, Northbrook, IL 60062
666 Russel Court, Suite 100, Woodstock, IL 60098-2664
2624 W Fullerton, 606047, Chicago, IL 60647
2500 S Drake Ave, Ste 1, Chicago, IL 60623
1115 N. Ashland Ave., Chicago, IL 60622
5419 NORTH SHERIDAN ROAD, SUITE 113, Chicago, IL 60640
53 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1605, Chicago, IL 60604
53 W. Jackson Boulevard, Suite 315, Chicago, IL 60604
180 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 2215, Chicago, IL 60601
200 N. Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave., 2nd Floor, Waukegan, IL 60085
3000 Dundee Road, Suite 303, Northbrook, IL 60062
6920 Ogden Ave, Berwyn, IL 60402
1415 West 22nd Street, Tower Floor, Oak Brook, IL 60523
225 W. Washington St., Suite 1300, Chicago, IL 60606
301 S County Farm Rd, Suite G, Wheaton, IL 60187
10024 Skokie Blvd. #210, Skokie, IL 60077
401 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60611
300 East Randolph Street, Suite 5000, Chicago, IL 60601-6342
120 North LaSalle, Suite 2750, 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