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30 N La Salle St, Suite 4126, Chicago, IL 60602
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1S660 Midwest Rd, Suite 120, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181
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11555 S Harlem Ave, Suite C, Worth, IL 60482
190 S. LaSalle St, Suite 520, Chicago, IL 60603
4300 Commerce Ct, Suite 300-18, Lisle, IL 60532
2435 Dean Street, Unit 2F, St. Charles, IL 60175
325 Washington St, Suite 400, Waukegan, IL 60085
500 West Madison Street, Suite 3700, Chicago, IL 60661
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415 West Washington Street, Suite 110, Waukegan, IL 60085
117 South Cook Street, 2nd Floor, Barrington, IL 60010
155 N. Wacker Dr., Suite 4250, Chicago, IL 60606
2300 Cabot Drive, Suite 455, Lisle, IL 60532
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Glendale Heights Drug Possession Information
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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