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5250 Old Orchard Rd, Suite 300, Skokie, IL 60077
227 W Monroe St, Suite 3600, Chicago, IL 60606
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204 N West St, Waukegan, IL 60085
799 Roosevelt Rd. Building 2 Suite 104, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
53 West Jackson Blvd, Suite 404, Chicago, IL 60604
222 W Adams St, Suite 3400, Chicago, IL 60606
191 N Upper Wacker Dr, Suite 2950, Chicago, IL 60606
11101 S Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60643
625 West Rollins Road, Round Lake Beach, IL 60073-1277
6920 Ogden Ave, Berwyn, IL 60402
233 South Wacker Drive, Suite 5900, Chicago, IL 60606-6361
150 S Wacker Dr, Suite 3000, Chicago, IL 60606
70 W. Madison St., Suite 2222, Chicago, IL 60602
500 Skokie Blvd, Suite 175, Northbrook, IL 60062
150 N Riverside Plaza, Suite 3000, Chicago, IL 60606
311 South County Farm Road, Wheaton, IL 60187
1630 Colonial Parkway, 2nd Floor, Inverness, IL 60067
1 North State Street, Suite 1500, Chicago, IL 60602
53 W. Jackson Blvd, Suite 1651, Chicago, IL 60604
73 W Monroe St, Suite 103, Chicago, IL 60603
180 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 3700, Chicago, IL 60601-2809
333 South Wabash Avenue, Suite 2700, Chicago, IL 60604
327 S Plymouth Ct Suite 201, Chicago, IL 60604-3905
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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