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211 W Wacker Dr, Suite 300, Chicago, IL 60606
900 W. Jackson Blvd., Suite 6-East, Chicago, IL 60607
4255 N Honore St, Suite 309, Chicago, IL 60613
325 Washington St, Suite 400, Waukegan, IL 60085
101 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 100B, Chicago, IL 60606
53 W. Jackson Blvd, Suite 1424, Chicago, IL 60604
1231 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
1749 S. Naperville Road, Suite 105, Wheaton, IL 60189
3400 Dundee Rd, Suite 150, Northbrook, IL 60062
203 West Greenwood Avenue, Waukegan, IL 60087
64 N Alfred Ave, Suite B, Elgin, IL 60123
2535 Bethany Road, Suite 202, Sycamore, IL 60178
53 W Jackson Blvd, Suite 620, Chicago, IL 60604
134 N. La Salle St., #2030, Chicago, IL 60602
799 Roosevelt Rd. Building 2 Suite 104, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
1240 Iroquois Ave., Suite 108, Naperville, IL 60563
230 W. Monroe St, Suite 2250, Chicago, IL 60606
151 N Franklin Street, Suite 2600, Chicago, IL 60606
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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