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353 N. Clark Street, Suite 3600, Chicago, IL 60654
190 South LaSalle Street, Suite 3700, Chicago, IL 60603
320 S Canal St, Chicago, IL 60606
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444 W Lake St, Suite 2100, Chicago, IL 60606
117 South Cook Street, 2nd Floor, Barrington, IL 60010
36 West Randolph, Suite 301, Chicago, IL 60601
910 West Van Buren, Suite 102, Chicago, IL 60607
125 S Wacker, Suite 300, Chicago, IL 60606
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18W140 Butterfield Rd, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181
35 East Wacker Drive, Suite 2250, Chicago, IL 60601
1 Overlook Point, Suite 664, Lincolnshire, IL 60069
20 S Clark St, Suite 700, Chicago, IL 60602
2001 Ridge Rd, Homewood, IL 60430
130 E Randolph St, Suite 3900, Chicago, IL 60601
570 Lake Cook Road, Suite 318, Deerfield, IL 60015
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181 W. Madison, Suite 3475, Chicago, IL 60602
Monadock Building, 53 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1750, Chicago, IL 60604
1701 E. Woodfield Rd, Suite 1101, Schaumburg, IL 60173
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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