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155 N. Wacker Dr., Suite 4250, Chicago, IL 60606
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103 Ogden Ave, Suite 202, Clarendon Hills, IL 60514
225 W Washington St, Suite 1300, Chicago, IL 60606
650 N. Dearborn Street Suite 750, Chicago, IL 60654
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1550 N Northwest Hwy, Suite 203, Park Ridge, IL 60068
3601 Algonquin Rd, Suite 530, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
25 N. County St., Waukegan, IL 60085
111 West Jackson Blv, Suite 1700, Office 17020, Chicago, IL 60604
211 W Wacker Drive, 5th Floor, Chicago, IL 60085
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181 W Madison St, 47th Floor, Chicago, IL 60602
53 W. Jackson, Suite 1442, Chicago, IL 60604
2500 S Drake Ave, Ste 1, Chicago, IL 60623
191 North Wacker Drive, Suite 1601, Chicago, IL 60606
444 W Lake St, Suite 2100, Chicago, IL 60606
53 W. Jackson Boulevard, Suite 315, Chicago, IL 60604
1 E Superior St, Suite 500C, Chicago, IL 60611
3000 Dundee Road, Suite 303, Northbrook, IL 60062
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2040 N Harlem Ave, Elmwood Park, IL 60707
201 East Ogden, Suite 215, Hinsdale, IL 60521
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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