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444 W. Lake Street, Chicago, IL 60606-0029
1550 N. Northwest Highway, Suite 203, Park Ridge, IL 60068
36 West Randolph, Suite 301, Chicago, IL 60601
353 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60654
134 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1300, Chicago, IL 60602
53 West Jackson Blvd, Suite 404, Chicago, IL 60604
141 W. Jackson Blvd, Suite 2800, Chicago, IL 60604
111 S Wacker Dr, Suite 5100, Chicago, IL 60606
320 S Canal St, Chicago, IL 60606
310 S. County Farm Rd, Suite D, Wheaton, IL 60187
111 West Jackson Blvd, Suite 1700, Chicago, IL 60604-3597
300 N La Salle Dr, Suite 4400, Chicago, IL 60654
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PO Box 5561, River Forest, IL 60305
970 McHenry Avenue, Crystal Lake, IL 60014
360 N Green St, Suite 1300, Chicago, IL 60607
353 N. Clark Street, Suite 3600, Chicago, IL 60654
666 Russel Court, Suite 100A, Woodstock, IL 60098
222 N LaSalle St, Suite 2600, Chicago, IL 60601
230 W. Monroe St, Suite 2250, Chicago, IL 60606
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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