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4001 West 95th Street, Suite 200, Oak Lawn, IL 60453
1241 Central Ave, #518, Wilmette, IL 60091
151 N Franklin Street, Suite 2600, Chicago, IL 60606
22 W Washington St, Suite 1500, Chicago, IL 60602
2150 S Canalport Ave`, Suite 3A-6, Chicago, IL 60608
2502 West Division, Chicago, IL 60622
161 N. Clark St., Suite 1600, Chicago, IL 60601
150 South Wacker Dr, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4103
400 Knoll St, Suite AB, Wheaton, IL 60187
301 S County Farm Rd, Suite G, Wheaton, IL 60187
10024 Skokie Blvd. #210, Skokie, IL 60077
110 N Upper Wacker Dr, 34th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606
70 W Madison St, Suite 3000, Chicago, IL 60602
150 S. Wacker, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60606
53 W Jackson Blvd, Suite 1424, Chicago, IL 60604
53 West Jackson Blvd., Suite 1560, Chicago, IL 60604
1S660 Midwest Rd, Suite 120, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181
4255 N Honore St, Suite 309, Chicago, IL 60613
4300 Commerce Ct, Suite 300-18, Lisle, IL 60532
11555 S Harlem Ave, Suite C, Worth, IL 60482
190 S. LaSalle St, Suite 520, Chicago, IL 60603
801 N Cass Ave, Ste 200, Westmont, IL 60559
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211 W Wacker Dr, Suite 300, 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