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107 W Boughton Rd, Bolingbrook, IL 60440
209 S. LaSalle St., 7th Floor, Chicago, IL 60604
190 South LaSalle Street, Suite 3700, Chicago, IL 60603
16061 South 94th Avenue, Orland Hills, IL 60487
9 N County Lane, Suite 102, Waukegan, IL 60085
7808 W College Dr, Suite 4SW, Palos Heights, IL 60463
3701 Algonquin Road, Suite 350, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008-3117
53 W. Jackson, Suite 1442, Chicago, IL 60604
71 S Wacker Dr, Suite 1860, Chicago, IL 60606
2500 S Drake Ave, Ste 1, Chicago, IL 60623
415 N LaSalle Dr, Suite #300A, Chicago, IL 60654
53 W. Jackson, Suite 863, Chicago, IL 60604
666 Russel Court, Suite 100, Woodstock, IL 60098-2664
200 N. Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave., 2nd Floor, Waukegan, IL 60085
2040 N Harlem Ave, Elmwood Park, IL 60707
161 N. Clark Street, Suite 4200, Chicago, IL 60601
1363 Shermer Road, Suite 318, Northbrook, IL 60062
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1241 Central Ave, #518, Wilmette, IL 60091
53 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1605, Chicago, IL 60604
3000 Dundee Road, Suite 303, Northbrook, IL 60062
161 N. Clark St., Suite 1600, Chicago, IL 60601
2502 West Division, Chicago, IL 60622
333 W. Wacker Drive, Suite 1900, 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