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181 W. Madison, Suite 3475, Chicago, IL 60602
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5419 NORTH SHERIDAN ROAD, SUITE 113, Chicago, IL 60640
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666 Russel Court, Suite 100, Woodstock, IL 60098-2664
35 East Wacker Dr, Suite 1980, Chicago, IL 60601
200 N. Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave., 2nd Floor, Waukegan, IL 60085
107 W Boughton Rd, Bolingbrook, IL 60440
1N141 County Farm Rd, Suite 230, Winfield, IL 60190
209 S. LaSalle St., 7th Floor, Chicago, IL 60604
225 W. Washington St., Suite 1300, Chicago, IL 60606
71 S Wacker Dr, Suite 1600, Chicago, IL 60606
1739 S. Halsted, Chicago, IL 60608
1415 West 22nd Street, Tower Floor, Oak Brook, IL 60523
900 West Jackson Blvd, Suite 5-East, Chicago, IL 60607
222 W Adams St, Suite 3400, Chicago, IL 60606
227 W Monroe St, Suite 3600, Chicago, IL 60606
73 W. Monroe Street, Suite 100, Chicago, IL 60603
4811 Emerson Ave,., Suite 110, Palatine, IL 60067
233 South Wacker Drive, Suite 5900, Chicago, IL 60606-6361
5 W Jefferson Street, Suite 200, Joliet, IL 60432
500 Skokie Blvd, Suite 175, Northbrook, IL 60062
430 W. Boughton, Bolingbrook, IL 60440
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Dekalb 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