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71 S Wacker Dr, Suite 1860, Chicago, IL 60606
53 W Jackson Bvld, Ste 1401, Chicago, IL 60605
3701 Algonquin Road, Suite 350, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008-3117
1 East Wacker Dr, Suite 2600, Chicago, IL 60601
526 Market Loop Rd, Suite D, West Dundee, IL 60118
2040 N Harlem Ave, Elmwood Park, IL 60707
1739 S. Halsted, Chicago, IL 60608
111 West Jackson Blv, Suite 1700, Office 17020, Chicago, IL 60604
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150 N Riverside Plaza, Suite 3000, Chicago, IL 60606
1200 Shermer Road, Suite 112, Northbrook, IL 60062
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9700 West 131st Street, Second Floor, Palos Park, IL 60464
1800 Larkin Avenue, Elgin, IL 60123
181 W Madison St, 47th Floor, Chicago, IL 60602
1415 West 22nd Street, Tower Floor, Oak Brook, IL 60523
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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