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101 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 100B, Chicago, IL 60606
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70 W. Madison St., Suite 2222, Chicago, IL 60602
PO Box 120, Western Springs, IL 60558
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1 East Wacker Drive, Suite 3400, Chicago, IL 60601
6900 Main St, Suite 205, Downers Grove, IL 60516
235 North West Street, Waukegan, IL 60085
715 W Lake St, Suite 101, Addison, IL 60101
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204 N West St, Waukegan, IL 60085
799 Roosevelt Rd. Building 2 Suite 104, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
1240 Iroquois Ave., Suite 108, Naperville, IL 60563
318 West Adams St, Suite 1600, Chicago, IL 60606
3845 W. North Avenue, Chicago, IL 60647
1509 W Berwyn Ave, Suite 201E, Chicago, IL 60640
1550 N. Northwest Highway, Suite 203, Park Ridge, IL 60068
40 S Prospect St, Suite 102, Roselle, IL 60172
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666 Russel Court, Suite 100A, Woodstock, IL 60098
58 E. Clinton St., 5th Floor, 5th Floor, Joliet, IL 60432
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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