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227 W Monroe St, Suite 3600, Chicago, IL 60606
3601 Algonquin Rd, Suite 530, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
7358 N Lincoln Ave, Suite 170, Lincolnwood, IL 60712
70 West Madison Street, Suite 1500, Chicago, IL 60602
11101 S Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60643
19333 East Grant Highway, PO Box 5, Marengo, IL 60152
70 E. Lake Street, Suite 1000, Chicago, IL 60601
1739 S. Halsted, Chicago, IL 60608
617 W. Devon Avenue, Park Ridge, IL 60068
19 North County Street, Waukegan, IL 60085
120 North LaSalle, Suite 2750, Chicago, IL 60602
2215 York Rd, Suite 304, Oak Brook, IL 60523
6 S. Clark St., Chicago, IL 60603
30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 3600, Chicago, IL 60602
546 W. Galena Boulevard, Aurora, IL 60506
430 W. Boughton, Bolingbrook, IL 60440
980 N. Michigan Ave, Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60611
9933 N Lawler Avenue, Suite 540, Skokie, IL 60077
300 East Randolph Street, Suite 5000, Chicago, IL 60601-6342
71 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606
53 W Jackson Bvld, Ste 1401, Chicago, IL 60605
444 W. Lake Street, Chicago, IL 60606-0029
128 N Scott St, Joliet, IL 60432
102 N Evergreen Ave, Suite 220, Arlington Heights, IL 60004
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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