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70 E. Lake Street, Suite 1000, Chicago, IL 60601
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4300 Commerce Ct, Suite 300-18, Lisle, IL 60532
120 North LaSalle, Suite 2750, Chicago, IL 60602
2215 York Rd, Suite 304, Oak Brook, IL 60523
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30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 3600, Chicago, IL 60602
1N141 County Farm Rd, Suite 230, Winfield, IL 60190
6 S. Clark St., Chicago, IL 60603
161 North Clark, Suite 1700, Chicago, IL 60601
150 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 3300, Chicago, IL 60601
546 W. Galena Boulevard, Aurora, IL 60506
325 Washington St, Suite 400, Waukegan, IL 60085
151 N Franklin Street, Suite 2600, Chicago, IL 60606
11555 S Harlem Ave, Suite C, Worth, IL 60482
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1S660 Midwest Rd, Suite 120, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181
53 W Jackson Blvd, Suite 1424, Chicago, IL 60604
444 West Lake Street, Suite 900, Chicago, IL 60606-0089
3601 Algonquin Rd, Suite 530, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
300 East Roosevelt Road, Suite 220, Wheaton, IL 60187
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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