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400 Knoll St, Suite AB, Wheaton, IL 60187
713 East Main Street, St. Charles, IL 60174
1 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL 60603
1127 South Mannheim, Suite 308, Westchester, IL 60154
25 N. County Street, Waukegan, IL 60085
300 East Roosevelt Road, Suite 220, Wheaton, IL 60187
715 W Lake St, Suite 101, Addison, IL 60101
150 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 3300, Chicago, IL 60601
444 West Lake Street, Suite 900, Chicago, IL 60606-0089
150 S. Wacker, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60606
2445 Dean St, Suite H, St. Charles, IL 60175
1429 Plainfield Rd, Joliet, IL 60435
444 W. Lake Street, Chicago, IL 60606-0029
71 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606
36 West Randolph, Suite 301, Chicago, IL 60601
1737 South Naperville Road, Suite 100, Wheaton, IL 60189
5650 S. Brainard, 2nd Floor, La Grange, IL 60525
17N208 Route 31, West Dundee, IL 60118
53 W. Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1523, Chicago, IL 60604
53 West Jackson Blvd, Suite 404, Chicago, IL 60604
11101 S Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60643
25 N 3rd St, Suite 204, Geneva, IL 60134
123 N Wacker Dr, 21st Floor, Chicago, IL 60606
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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