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3501 E 106th St, Suite #200, Chicago, IL 60617
327 S Plymouth Ct Suite 201, Chicago, IL 60604-3905
181 W Madison St, 47th Floor, Chicago, IL 60602
890 E Higgins Rd, Suite 112, Schaumburg, IL 60173
1630 Colonial Parkway, 2nd Floor, Inverness, IL 60067
9933 N Lawler Avenue, Suite 540, Skokie, IL 60077
25 N County St, Waukegan, IL 60085
300 East Randolph Street, Suite 5000, Chicago, IL 60601-6342
1550 N Northwest Hwy, Suite 203, Park Ridge, IL 60068
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3400 Dundee Rd, Suite 150, Northbrook, IL 60062
111 West Jackson Blv, Suite 1700, Office 17020, Chicago, IL 60604
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230 W. Monroe St, Suite 2250, Chicago, IL 60606
134 N. La Salle St., #2030, Chicago, IL 60602
526 Market Loop Rd, Suite D, West Dundee, IL 60118
2040 N Harlem Ave, Elmwood Park, IL 60707
333 E Rte 83, Suite 102, Mundelein, IL 60060
30 North LaSalle, Suite 3100, Chicago, IL 60602
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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