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117 South Cook Street, 2nd Floor, Barrington, IL 60010
58 N. Chicago, 7th Floor, Joliet, IL 60432
134 N LaSalle St, Suite 850, Chicago, IL 60602
53 W Jackson Bvld, Ste 1401, Chicago, IL 60605
5 Revere Dr, Suite 200, Northbrook, IL 60062
3615 West 26th Street, Chicago, IL 60623
2001 Butterfield Rd, Suite 1025, Downers Grove, IL 60515
500 Skokie Blvd, Suite 380, Northbrook, IL 60062
1016 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60607
104 Main St, #2D, Park Ridge, IL 60068
53 W. Jackson, Suite 1035, Chicago, IL 60604
1011 State Street, Suite 210, Lemont, IL 60439
203 N LaSalle St, Suite 2100, Chicago, IL 60601
110 N Upper Wacker Dr, 34th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606
53 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1550, Chicago, IL 60604
825 Chicago Ave, Unit C-8, Evanston, IL 60202
100 West Monroe, Suite 309, Chicago, IL 60603
150 S. Wacker, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60606
53 W Jackson Blvd, Suite 964, Chicago, IL 60604
211 W Wacker Dr, Ste 500, Chicago, IL 60606
900 West Jackson Blvd., Suite 7E, Chicago, IL 60607
215 Romeo Rd, Suite 200, Romeoville, IL 60446
1947 Barrington Ave, Bolingbrook, IL 60490
235 North West Street, Waukegan, IL 60085
100 S Saunders Rd, Suite 150, Lake Forest, IL 60045
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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