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1429 Plainfield Rd, Joliet, IL 60435
5 Revere Dr, Suite 200, Northbrook, IL 60062
1 South Dearborn Street, Suite 1500, Chicago, IL 60603
102 N Evergreen Ave, Suite 220, Arlington Heights, IL 60004
1016 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60607
2001 Butterfield Rd, Suite 1025, Downers Grove, IL 60515
53 W. Jackson, Suite 1035, Chicago, IL 60604
100 West Monroe, Suite 309, Chicago, IL 60603
900 West Jackson Blvd., Suite 7E, Chicago, IL 60607
53 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1550, Chicago, IL 60604
53 W Jackson, Suite 925, Chicago, IL 60604
PO Box 182, Deerfield, IL 60015
9700 West 131st Street, Second Floor, Palos Park, IL 60464
1800 Larkin Avenue, Elgin, IL 60123
1180 North Milwaukee Avenue, 3rd Floor, Chicago, IL 60642
2561 Augusta Way, Highland Park, IL 60035
2215 York Rd, Suite 304, Oak Brook, IL 60523
33 N Dearborn St, Suite 1950, Chicago, IL 60602
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35 E Wacker Dr, Suite 1980, Chicago, IL 60601
546 W. Galena Boulevard, Aurora, IL 60506
30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 3600, Chicago, IL 60602
36 S Washington St, 2nd Floor, Hinsdale, IL 60521
120 North LaSalle, Suite 2750, Chicago, IL 60602
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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