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111 E. Elm Street, Sycamore, IL 60178
333 N. Randall Road, Suite 104, St. Charles, IL 60175
110 N Upper Wacker Dr, 34th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606
444 West Lake Street, Suite 900, Chicago, IL 60606-0089
218 N Jefferson St, Suite #300, Chicago, IL 60661
120 N. LaSalle Suite 950, Chicago, IL 60602
17N208 Route 31, West Dundee, IL 60118
1701 E. Woodfield Rd, Suite 1101, Schaumburg, IL 60173
71 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606
1717 N. Naper Blvd., Suite 200, Naperville, IL 60563-8838
150 S. Wacker, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60606
444 W. Lake Street, Chicago, IL 60606-0029
6221 NW Hwy, Suite 201, Crystal Lake, IL 60014
401 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60611
2435 Dean Street, Unit 2F, St. Charles, IL 60175
191 North Wacker Drive, Suite 2700, Chicago, IL 60606
222 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 640, Chicago, IL 60606
415 N LaSalle Dr, Suite #300A, Chicago, IL 60654
One Westminster Place, Suite 200, Lake Forest, IL 60045
1010 Jorie Blvd, Suite 337, Oak Brook, IL 60523-4419
19 South LaSalle Street, Suite 700, Chicago, IL 60603-1491
360 N Green St, Suite 1300, Chicago, IL 60607
117 South Cook Street, 2nd Floor, Barrington, IL 60010
310 S. County Farm Rd, Suite D, Wheaton, IL 60187
353 N. Clark Street, Suite 3600, Chicago, IL 60654
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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