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191 N Upper Wacker Dr, Suite 2950, Chicago, IL 60606
203 West Greenwood Avenue, Waukegan, IL 60087
5 Revere Dr, Suite 200, Northbrook, IL 60062
161 N. Clark St., Ste. 1600, Chicago, IL 60601
2561 Augusta Way, Highland Park, IL 60035
230 W. Monroe St, Suite 2250, Chicago, IL 60606
53 W. Jackson, Suite 1035, Chicago, IL 60604
18W140 Butterfield Rd, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181
1 Overlook Point, Suite 664, Lincolnshire, IL 60069
2001 Ridge Rd, Homewood, IL 60430
407 South Dearborn, Suite 1310, Chicago, IL 60605
1016 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60607
2001 Butterfield Rd, Suite 1025, Downers Grove, IL 60515
2445 Dean St, Suite H, St. Charles, IL 60175
17 N. State Street, 17th Floor, Chicago, IL 60602
100 West Monroe, Suite 309, Chicago, IL 60603
431 Williamsburg Avenue, Geneva, IL 60134-1091
103 Ogden Ave, Suite 202, Clarendon Hills, IL 60514
134 N. La Salle St., #2030, Chicago, IL 60602
900 West Jackson Blvd, Suite 5-East, Chicago, IL 60607
73 W. Monroe Street, Suite 100, Chicago, IL 60603
3601 Algonquin Rd, Suite 530, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
1180 North Milwaukee Avenue, 3rd Floor, Chicago, IL 60642
5 W Jefferson Street, Suite 200, Joliet, IL 60432
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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