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25 N 3rd St, Suite 204, Geneva, IL 60134
20 South Clark Street, Suite 500, Chicago, IL 60603
215 Romeo Rd, Suite 200, Romeoville, IL 60446
625 West Rollins Road, Round Lake Beach, IL 60073-1277
180 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 2215, Chicago, IL 60601
825 Chicago Ave, Unit C-8, Evanston, IL 60202
53 W Jackson Blvd, Suite 964, Chicago, IL 60604
500 Skokie Blvd, Suite 175, Northbrook, IL 60062
413 N Main St, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
430 W. Boughton, Bolingbrook, IL 60440
55 W. Monroe, Suite 4000, Chicago, IL 60603
2325 Dean St, Suite 800F, St. Charles, IL 60175
3701 Algonquin Road, Suite 350, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008-3117
1 East Wacker Dr, Suite 2600, Chicago, IL 60601
134 N LaSalle St, Suite 225, Chicago, IL 60602
500 West Madison Street, Suite 3700, Chicago, IL 60661
1739 S. Halsted, Chicago, IL 60608
71 S Wacker Dr, Suite 1600, Chicago, IL 60606
53 West Jackson, Suite 1101, Chicago, IL 60604
1200 Shermer Road, Suite 112, Northbrook, IL 60062
222 W Adams St, Suite 3400, Chicago, IL 60606
900 N Michigan Ave, Suite 1000, Chicago, IL 60611
1S660 Midwest Rd, Suite 120, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181
1701 E. Woodfield Rd, Suite 1101, Schaumburg, IL 60173
53 W Jackson Blvd, Suite 1424, Chicago, IL 60604
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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