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110 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606-1511
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333 W. Wacker Drive, Suite 1900, Chicago, IL 60606
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650 N. Dearborn Street Suite 750, Chicago, IL 60654
211 W Wacker Dr, Ste 500, Chicago, IL 60606
190 South LaSalle Street, Suite 3700, Chicago, IL 60603
25 N. County St., Waukegan, IL 60085
53 W Jackson Blvd, Suite 1424, Chicago, IL 60604-3932
53 West Jackson, Suite 1215, Chicago, IL 60604
100 S Sauders Rd, Ste 150, Lake Forest, IL 60045
35 East Wacker Dr, Suite 1980, Chicago, IL 60601
1550 N Northwest Hwy, Suite 203, Park Ridge, IL 60068
111 West Jackson Blv, Suite 1700, Office 17020, Chicago, IL 60604
120 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2000, Chicago, IL 60602
214 West Ohio Street, 5th Floor, Chicago, IL 60654
1739 S. Halsted, Chicago, IL 60608
100 S Saunders Rd, Suite 150, Lake Forest, IL 60045
1051 Perimeter Dr, Ste 305, Schaumburg, IL 60173
5225 Old Orchard Road, Suite 238, Skokie, IL 60077
1901 North Roselle Road, Suite 800, Schaumburg, IL 60195
2040 N Harlem Ave, Elmwood Park, IL 60707
201 East Ogden, Suite 215, Hinsdale, IL 60521
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Coal City Drug Possession Information
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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