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1010 Jorie Blvd, Suite 337, Oak Brook, IL 60523-4419
1240 Iroquois Ave., Suite 108, Naperville, IL 60563
110 N Upper Wacker Dr, 34th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606
5 Revere Dr, Suite 200, Northbrook, IL 60062
PO Box 120, Western Springs, IL 60558
204 N West St, Waukegan, IL 60085
35 East Wacker Drive, Suite 2250, Chicago, IL 60601
53 W Jackson Blvd, Suite 964, Chicago, IL 60604
181 W. Madison St, Suite 4700, Chicago, IL 60602
20 S Clark St, Suite 700, Chicago, IL 60602
2561 Augusta Way, Highland Park, IL 60035
53 W. Jackson, Suite 1035, Chicago, IL 60604
666 Russel Court, Suite 100A, Woodstock, IL 60098
333 South Wabash Avenue, Suite 2700, Chicago, IL 60604
180 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 3700, Chicago, IL 60601-2809
1560 Wall St, Suite 304, Naperville, IL 60563
5310 N. Harlem Avenue, Suite 210, Chicago, IL 60656
407 South Dearborn, Suite 1310, Chicago, IL 60605
1016 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60607
2001 Butterfield Rd, Suite 1025, Downers Grove, IL 60515
415 West Washington Street, Suite 110, Waukegan, IL 60085
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100 West Monroe, Suite 309, Chicago, IL 60603
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104 Main St, #2D, Park Ridge, IL 60068
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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