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1 South Dearborn Street, Suite 1500, Chicago, IL 60603
180 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 2215, Chicago, IL 60601
1363 Shermer Road, Suite 318, Northbrook, IL 60062
400 Knoll St, Suite AB, Wheaton, IL 60187
123 N Wacker Dr, 21st Floor, Chicago, IL 60606
134 N LaSalle St, Suite 225, Chicago, IL 60602
30 North LaSalle, Suite 3100, Chicago, IL 60602
120 N. LaSalle Suite 950, Chicago, IL 60602
1717 N. Naper Blvd., Suite 200, Naperville, IL 60563-8838
2435 Dean Street, Unit 2F, St. Charles, IL 60175
30 N La Salle St, Suite 4126, Chicago, IL 60602
53 West Jackson Blvd, Suite 404, Chicago, IL 60604
161 North Clark, Suite 1700, Chicago, IL 60601
1429 Plainfield Rd, Joliet, IL 60435
7115 S Virginia Rd, Suite 107, Crystal Lake, IL 60014
58 E. Clinton St., 5th Floor, 5th Floor, Joliet, IL 60432
161 N Clark St, Suite 1600, Chicago, IL 60601
PO Box 120, Western Springs, IL 60558
5310 N. Harlem Avenue, Suite 210, Chicago, IL 60656
134 N. Bloomingdale Rd., Bloomingdale, IL 60108-1017
227 W Monroe St, Suite 3600, Chicago, IL 60606
180 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 3700, Chicago, IL 60601-2809
333 South Wabash Avenue, Suite 2700, Chicago, IL 60604
415 West Washington Street, Suite 110, Waukegan, IL 60085
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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