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666 Russel Court, Suite 100, Woodstock, IL 60098-2664
3701 Algonquin Road, Suite 350, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008-3117
190 South LaSalle Street, Suite 3700, Chicago, IL 60603
910 West Van Buren, Suite 102, Chicago, IL 60607
125 S Wacker, Suite 300, Chicago, IL 60606
107 W Boughton Rd, Bolingbrook, IL 60440
1415 West 22nd Street, Tower Floor, Oak Brook, IL 60523
225 W. Washington St., Suite 1300, Chicago, IL 60606
400 Knoll St, Suite AB, Wheaton, IL 60187
134 N. LaSalle St, Suite 1800, Chicago, IL 60602
1 East Wacker Dr, Suite 2600, Chicago, IL 60601
650 North Dearborn, Suite #700, Chicago, IL 60654
233 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 5500, Chicago, IL 60606
1180 North Milwaukee Avenue, 3rd Floor, Chicago, IL 60642
225 W Washington St, Suite 1300, Chicago, IL 60606
1800 Larkin Avenue, Elgin, IL 60123
134 N. Bloomingdale Rd., Bloomingdale, IL 60108-1017
2561 Augusta Way, Highland Park, IL 60035
1701 E. Woodfield Rd, Suite 1101, Schaumburg, IL 60173
1717 N. Naper Blvd., Suite 200, Naperville, IL 60563-8838
PO Box 5561, River Forest, IL 60305
2445 Dean St, Suite H, St. Charles, IL 60175
101 N. Washington Street, Naperville, IL 60540
121 S. Wilke Rd, #301, Arlington Heights, IL 60005
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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