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546 W. Galena Boulevard, Aurora, IL 60506
70 E. Lake Street, Suite 1000, Chicago, IL 60601
1 East Wacker Drive, Suite 3400, Chicago, IL 60601
431 Williamsburg Avenue, Geneva, IL 60134-1091
209 S LaSalle St, Ste 950, Chicago, IL 60604
900 West Jackson Blvd, Suite 5-East, Chicago, IL 60607
73 W. Monroe Street, Suite 100, Chicago, IL 60603
4811 Emerson Ave,., Suite 110, Palatine, IL 60067
5 W Jefferson Street, Suite 200, Joliet, IL 60432
225 W Washington St, Suite 1550, Chicago, IL 60606
734 North Wells Street, Chicago, IL 60654
7115 S Virginia Rd, Suite 107, Crystal Lake, IL 60014
58 E. Clinton St., 5th Floor, 5th Floor, Joliet, IL 60432
53 W Jackson, Suite 925, Chicago, IL 60604
58 N. Chicago, 7th Floor, Joliet, IL 60432
715 W Lake St, Suite 101, Addison, IL 60101
401 N Wabash Ave, #35F, Chicago, IL 60611
225 W Washington St, Suite 1300, Chicago, IL 60606
3615 West 26th Street, Chicago, IL 60623
1011 State Street, Suite 210, Lemont, IL 60439
53 W Jackson Blvd, Suite 620, Chicago, IL 60604
64 N Alfred Ave, Suite B, Elgin, IL 60123
1240 Iroquois Ave., Suite 108, Naperville, IL 60563
2535 Bethany Road, Suite 202, Sycamore, IL 60178
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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