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18141 Dixie Hwy, Suite 203, Homewood, IL 60430
5250 Old Orchard Rd, Suite 300, Skokie, IL 60077
431 Williamsburg Avenue, Geneva, IL 60134-1091
5650 S. Brainard, 2nd Floor, La Grange, IL 60525
3601 Algonquin Rd, Suite 530, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
36 West Randolph, Suite 301, Chicago, IL 60601
53 W. Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1523, Chicago, IL 60604
25 N 3rd St, Suite 204, Geneva, IL 60134
900 West Jackson Blvd, Suite 5-East, Chicago, IL 60607
73 W. Monroe Street, Suite 100, Chicago, IL 60603
4811 Emerson Ave,., Suite 110, Palatine, IL 60067
1 E Superior St, Suite 500C, Chicago, IL 60611
1 Overlook Point, Suite 680, Lincolnshire, IL 60069
123 N Wacker Dr, 21st Floor, Chicago, IL 60606
5 W Jefferson Street, Suite 200, Joliet, IL 60432
121 E. Liberty, Wauconda, IL 60084
102 N Evergreen Ave, Suite 220, Arlington Heights, IL 60004
53 W Jackson, Suite 925, Chicago, IL 60604
53 W. Jackson Boulevard, Suite 315, Chicago, IL 60604
3615 West 26th Street, Chicago, IL 60623
2000 W Galena Blvd, Suite 202, Aurora, IL 60506
1011 State Street, Suite 210, Lemont, IL 60439
227 W Monroe St, Suite 4700, Chicago, IL 60606
625 West Rollins Road, Round Lake Beach, IL 60073-1277
151 N Franklin Street, Suite 2600, 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