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1739 S. Halsted, Chicago, IL 60608
20 South Clark Street, Suite 500, Chicago, IL 60603
211 W Wacker Dr, Ste 500, Chicago, IL 60606
110 N Upper Wacker Dr, 34th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606
6723 N Northwest Hwy, Chicago, IL 60631
211 W Wacker Dr, Suite 300, Chicago, IL 60606
900 W. Jackson Blvd., Suite 6-East, Chicago, IL 60607
4255 N Honore St, Suite 309, Chicago, IL 60613
235 North West Street, Waukegan, IL 60085
117 South Cook Street, 2nd Floor, Barrington, IL 60010
801 N Cass Ave, Ste 200, Westmont, IL 60559
16061 South 94th Avenue, Orland Hills, IL 60487
71 S Wacker Dr, Suite 1860, Chicago, IL 60606
415 N LaSalle Dr, Suite #300A, Chicago, IL 60654
53 W. Jackson, Suite 863, Chicago, IL 60604
5310 N. Harlem Avenue, Suite 210, Chicago, IL 60656
1241 Central Ave, #518, Wilmette, IL 60091
161 N. Clark St., Suite 1600, Chicago, IL 60601
2502 West Division, Chicago, IL 60622
1585 N. Milwaukee Ave, Suite 111, Libertyville, IL 60048
4001 West 95th Street, Suite 200, Oak Lawn, IL 60453
150 South Wacker Dr, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4103
22 W Washington St, Suite 1500, Chicago, IL 60602
2150 S Canalport Ave`, Suite 3A-6, Chicago, IL 60608
910 West Van Buren, Suite 102, Chicago, IL 60607
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