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134 N. LaSalle St, Suite 1800, Chicago, IL 60602
107 W Boughton Rd, Bolingbrook, IL 60440
666 Russel Court, Suite 100, Woodstock, IL 60098-2664
225 W. Washington St., Suite 1300, Chicago, IL 60606
PO Box 5561, River Forest, IL 60305
227 W Monroe St, Suite 4700, Chicago, IL 60606
71 S Wacker Dr, Suite 1600, Chicago, IL 60606
900 E. Roosevelt Road, Lombard, IL 60148
222 W Adams St, Suite 3400, Chicago, IL 60606
120 N. LaSalle Suite 950, Chicago, IL 60602
227 W Monroe St, Suite 3600, Chicago, IL 60606
900 N Michigan Ave, Suite 1000, Chicago, IL 60611
1717 N. Naper Blvd., Suite 200, Naperville, IL 60563-8838
1701 E. Woodfield Rd, Suite 1101, Schaumburg, IL 60173
401 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60611
20 N Wacker Dr, Suite 4120, Chicago, IL 60606
290 S Main Place, Carol Stream, IL 60188
2435 Dean Street, Unit 2F, St. Charles, IL 60175
424 S Addison St, Bensenville, IL 60106
150 S. Wacker, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60606
3845 W. North Avenue, Chicago, IL 60647
1509 W Berwyn Ave, Suite 201E, Chicago, IL 60640
318 West Adams St, Suite 1600, Chicago, IL 60606
1429 Plainfield Rd, Joliet, IL 60435
40 S Prospect St, Suite 102, Roselle, IL 60172
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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