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201 East Ogden, Suite 215, Hinsdale, IL 60521
53 W. Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1523, Chicago, IL 60604
2134 West Chicago Avenue, Suite 100, Chicago, IL 60622
120 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2000, Chicago, IL 60602
214 West Ohio Street, 5th Floor, Chicago, IL 60654
2224 W Ferry Rd, Unit 113, Naperville, IL 60563
3321 Hobson Road, Suite B, Woodridge, IL 60517
36 West Randolph, Suite 301, Chicago, IL 60601
235 North West Street, Waukegan, IL 60085
PO Box 120, Western Springs, IL 60558
PO Box 182, Deerfield, IL 60015
230 W. Monroe St, Suite 2250, Chicago, IL 60606
666 Russel Court, Suite 100A, Woodstock, IL 60098
225 W Washington St, Suite 1550, Chicago, IL 60606
151 N Franklin Street, Suite 2600, Chicago, IL 60606
204 N West St, Waukegan, IL 60085
1240 Iroquois Ave., Suite 108, Naperville, IL 60563
799 Roosevelt Rd. Building 2 Suite 104, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
1560 Wall St, Suite 304, Naperville, IL 60563
7115 S Virginia Rd, Suite 107, Crystal Lake, IL 60014
5310 N. Harlem Avenue, Suite 210, Chicago, IL 60656
58 E. Clinton St., 5th Floor, 5th Floor, Joliet, IL 60432
203 N LaSalle St, Suite 2100, Chicago, IL 60601
5 Revere Dr, Suite 200, Northbrook, IL 60062
734 North Wells Street, Chicago, IL 60654
Lake County Drug Possession Information
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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