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53 W Jackson, Suite 925, Chicago, IL 60604
123 North Wacker Drive, Suite 1800, Chicago, IL 60606
110 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606-1511
161 N. Clark Street, Suite 4200, Chicago, IL 60601
53 W. Jackson, Suite 863, Chicago, IL 60604
190 South LaSalle Street, Suite 3700, Chicago, IL 60603
73 W. Monroe Street, Suite 100, Chicago, IL 60603
7358 N Lincoln Ave, Suite 170, Lincolnwood, IL 60712
35 East Wacker Drive, Suite 2250, Chicago, IL 60601
70 West Madison Street, Suite 1500, Chicago, IL 60602
2100 Manchester Rd, Building A, Suite 430, Wheaton, IL 60187
227 W Monroe St, Suite 4700, Chicago, IL 60606
73 W Monroe, Suite 100, Chicago, IL 60603
7020 County Line Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527
123 N Wacker Dr, 21st Floor, Chicago, IL 60606
20 S Clark St, Suite 700, Chicago, IL 60602
1585 N. Milwaukee Ave, Suite 111, Libertyville, IL 60048
19333 East Grant Highway, PO Box 5, Marengo, IL 60152
53 West Jackson, Suite 1101, Chicago, IL 60604
1200 Shermer Road, Suite 112, Northbrook, IL 60062
1115 N. Ashland Ave., Chicago, IL 60622
617 W. Devon Avenue, Park Ridge, IL 60068
2624 W Fullerton, 606047, Chicago, IL 60647
4001 West 95th Street, Suite 200, Oak Lawn, IL 60453
900 West Jackson Blvd, Suite 5-East, Chicago, IL 60607
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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