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825 Chicago Ave, Unit C-8, Evanston, IL 60202
1415 West 22nd Street, Tower Floor, Oak Brook, IL 60523
225 W. Washington St., Suite 1300, Chicago, IL 60606
799 Roosevelt Rd. Building 2 Suite 104, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
1240 Iroquois Ave., Suite 108, Naperville, IL 60563
1739 S. Halsted, Chicago, IL 60608
204 N West St, Waukegan, IL 60085
1560 Wall St, Suite 304, Naperville, IL 60563
111 West Jackson Blvd, Suite 1700, Chicago, IL 60604-3597
161 N. Clark St., Ste. 1600, Chicago, IL 60601
233 South Wacker Drive, Suite 5900, Chicago, IL 60606-6361
2126 W Van Buren St, Chicago, IL 60612
314 N Loomis St, #G2, Chicago, IL 60607
70 W Madison St, Suite 1450, Chicago, IL 60602
415 Washington Street, Suite 103, Waukegan, IL 60085
101 N. Washington Street, Naperville, IL 60540
77 West Wacker Drive, Suite 4100, Chicago, IL 60601
205 N Michigan Ave, Suite 810, Chicago, IL 60601
500 West Madison Street, Suite 3700, Chicago, IL 60661
54 N Ottawa Street, Suite B-10, Joliet, IL 60432
209 S. LaSalle St., 7th Floor, Chicago, IL 60604
107 W Boughton Rd, Bolingbrook, IL 60440
666 Russel Court, Suite 100, Woodstock, IL 60098-2664
53 W. Jackson, Suite 1442, Chicago, IL 60604
211 W Wacker Drive, 5th Floor, Chicago, IL 60085
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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