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104 Main St, #2D, Park Ridge, IL 60068
1011 State Street, Suite 210, Lemont, IL 60439
1440 Maple Ave., Suite 6B, Lisle, IL 60532
759 John St, 2nd Floor, Yorkville, IL 60560
1749 S. Naperville Road, Suite 105, Wheaton, IL 60183
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420 Waterside Dr, Chicago, IL 60601
120 North La Salle, Suite 2000, Chicago, IL 60602
58 East Clinton St., 5th Floor, Joliet, IL 60432
3701 Algonquin Road, Suite 350, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008-3117
134 N LaSalle St, Suite 225, Chicago, IL 60602
500 West Madison Street, Suite 3700, Chicago, IL 60661
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2040 N Harlem Ave, Elmwood Park, IL 60707
77 West Wacker Drive, Suite 4100, Chicago, IL 60601
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2502 West Division, Chicago, IL 60622
161 N. Clark St., Suite 1600, Chicago, IL 60601
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150 South Wacker Dr, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4103
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Cook County 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