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120 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2000, Chicago, IL 60602
2624 W Fullerton, 606047, Chicago, IL 60647
21 S Evergreen Ave, Suite 200-112, Arlington Heights, IL 60005
214 West Ohio Street, 5th Floor, Chicago, IL 60654
53 West Jackson, Suite 1101, Chicago, IL 60604
55 South Main Street, Suite 359, Naperville, IL 60540
5600 N River Rd, Suite 800, Rosemont, IL 60018
570 Lake Cook Road, Suite 318, Deerfield, IL 60015
1115 N. Ashland Ave., Chicago, IL 60622
3321 Hobson Road, Suite B, Woodridge, IL 60517
100 S Saunders Rd, Suite 150, Lake Forest, IL 60045
1051 Perimeter Dr, Ste 305, Schaumburg, IL 60173
1901 North Roselle Road, Suite 800, Schaumburg, IL 60195
5225 Old Orchard Road, Suite 238, Skokie, IL 60077
111 E. Elm Street, Sycamore, IL 60178
5500 Pearl, Suite 105, Des Plaines, IL 60018
1655 S. Blue Island Avenue, Chicago, IL 60608
30 S Wacker Dr, Suite 2600, Chicago, IL 60606
18141 Dixie Hwy, Suite 203, Homewood, IL 60430
53 West Jackson, Suite 1215, Chicago, IL 60604
431 Williamsburg Avenue, Geneva, IL 60134-1091
1021 W Adams St, Suite 221, Chicago, IL 60607
53 W. Jackson Blvd., Suite 1515, Chicago, IL 60604
715 W Lake St, Suite 101, Addison, IL 60101
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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