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1010 Jorie Blvd, Suite 337, Oak Brook, IL 60523-4419
117 South Cook Street, 2nd Floor, Barrington, IL 60010
58 N. Chicago, 7th Floor, Joliet, IL 60432
53 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1328, Chicago, IL 60604
35 East Wacker Drive, Suite 2250, Chicago, IL 60601
1 North Virginia Street, Crystal Lake, IL 60014
227 W Monroe St, Suite 4700, Chicago, IL 60606
20 S Clark St, Suite 700, Chicago, IL 60602
203 N LaSalle Street, Suite 2100, Chicago, IL 60601-1226
181 W. Madison St, Suite 4700, Chicago, IL 60602
2300 Cabot Drive, Suite 455, Lisle, IL 60532
5310 N. Harlem Avenue, Suite 210, Chicago, IL 60656
1 North Wacker Drive, Suite 4400, Chicago, IL 60606
666 Russel Court, Suite 100A, Woodstock, IL 60098
1N141 County Farm Rd, Suite 230, Winfield, IL 60190
900 N Michigan Ave, Suite 1000, Chicago, IL 60611
20 N Wacker Dr, Suite 4120, Chicago, IL 60606
Monadock Building, 53 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1750, Chicago, IL 60604
151 N Franklin Street, Suite 2600, Chicago, IL 60606
PO Box 182, Deerfield, IL 60015
20 South Clark Street, Suite 500, Chicago, IL 60603
110 N Upper Wacker Dr, 34th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606
1 E Superior St, Suite 500C, Chicago, IL 60611
1 Overlook Point, Suite 680, Lincolnshire, IL 60069
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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