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111 S Wacker Dr, Suite 5100, Chicago, IL 60606
1231 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
101 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 100B, Chicago, IL 60606
1749 S. Naperville Road, Suite 105, Wheaton, IL 60189
One Westminster Place, Suite 200, Lake Forest, IL 60045
3400 Dundee Rd, Suite 150, Northbrook, IL 60062
111 West Jackson Blvd, Suite 1700, Chicago, IL 60604-3597
300 N La Salle Dr, Suite 4400, Chicago, IL 60654
360 N Green St, Suite 1300, Chicago, IL 60607
25 N. County Street, Waukegan, IL 60085
320 S Canal St, Chicago, IL 60606
353 N. Clark Street, Suite 3600, Chicago, IL 60654
970 McHenry Avenue, Crystal Lake, IL 60014
134 N. La Salle St., #2030, Chicago, IL 60602
222 N LaSalle St, Suite 2600, Chicago, IL 60601
713 East Main Street, St. Charles, IL 60174
120 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2000, Chicago, IL 60602
230 W. Monroe St, Suite 2250, Chicago, IL 60606
15255 S 94th Ave, Orland Park, IL 60462
1127 South Mannheim, Suite 308, Westchester, IL 60154
161 N. Clark St., Ste. 1600, Chicago, IL 60601
100 S Saunders Rd, Suite 150, Lake Forest, IL 60045
1051 Perimeter Dr, Ste 305, Schaumburg, IL 60173
1 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL 60603
5225 Old Orchard Road, Suite 238, Skokie, IL 60077
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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