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400 Knoll St, Suite AB, Wheaton, IL 60187
1947 Barrington Ave, Bolingbrook, IL 60490
333 E Rte 83, Suite 102, Mundelein, IL 60060
227 W Monroe St, Suite 4700, Chicago, IL 60606
134 N. La Salle St., #2030, Chicago, IL 60602
209 S LaSalle St, Ste 950, Chicago, IL 60604
111 E. Elm Street, Sycamore, IL 60178
1S660 Midwest Rd, Suite 120, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181
150 S Wacker Dr, Suite 3000, Chicago, IL 60606
53 W Jackson Blvd, Suite 1424, Chicago, IL 60604
4300 Commerce Ct, Suite 300-18, Lisle, IL 60532
11555 S Harlem Ave, Suite C, Worth, IL 60482
53 West Jackson Blvd., Suite 1560, Chicago, IL 60604
190 S. LaSalle St, Suite 520, Chicago, IL 60603
4811 Emerson Ave, Suite 110, Palatine, IL 60067
53 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1523, Chicago, IL 60604
1231 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
101 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 100B, Chicago, IL 60606
53 W. Jackson Blvd, Suite 1424, Chicago, IL 60604
2435 Dean Street, Unit 2F, St. Charles, IL 60175
203 West Greenwood Avenue, Waukegan, IL 60087
111 West Jackson Blvd, Suite 1700, Chicago, IL 60604-3597
1 Overlook Point, Suite 664, Lincolnshire, IL 60069
2001 Ridge Rd, Homewood, IL 60430
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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