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1717 N. Naper Blvd., Suite 200, Naperville, IL 60563-8838
4300 Commerce Ct, Suite 300-18, Lisle, IL 60532
180 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 3700, Chicago, IL 60601-2809
333 South Wabash Avenue, Suite 2700, Chicago, IL 60604
190 S. LaSalle St, Suite 520, Chicago, IL 60603
1 E Superior St, Suite 500C, Chicago, IL 60611
191 North Wacker Drive, Suite 1601, Chicago, IL 60606
1 Overlook Point, Suite 680, Lincolnshire, IL 60069
3000 Dundee Road, Suite 303, Northbrook, IL 60062
111 West Jackson Blv, Suite 1700, Office 17020, Chicago, IL 60604
424 S Addison St, Bensenville, IL 60106
190 South LaSalle Street, Suite 3700, Chicago, IL 60603
53 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1328, Chicago, IL 60604
444 W Lake St, Suite 2100, Chicago, IL 60606
1 North Virginia Street, Crystal Lake, IL 60014
203 N LaSalle Street, Suite 2100, Chicago, IL 60601-1226
1010 Jorie Blvd, Suite 337, Oak Brook, IL 60523-4419
19 South LaSalle Street, Suite 700, Chicago, IL 60603-1491
18W140 Butterfield Rd, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181
1 Overlook Point, Suite 664, Lincolnshire, IL 60069
7115 S Virginia Rd, Suite 107, Crystal Lake, IL 60014
2001 Ridge Rd, Homewood, IL 60430
2021 Midwest Rd., Suite 200, Oak Brook, IL 60523
58 E. Clinton St., 5th Floor, 5th Floor, Joliet, IL 60432
181 W. Madison, Suite 3475, Chicago, IL 60602
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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