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1 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL 60603
25 N. County Street, Waukegan, IL 60085
300 East Roosevelt Road, Suite 220, Wheaton, IL 60187
2460 Lake Shore Dr., Woodstock, IL 60098
110 N Upper Wacker Dr, 34th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606
444 West Lake Street, Suite 900, Chicago, IL 60606-0089
825 Chicago Ave, Unit C-8, Evanston, IL 60202
17N208 Route 31, West Dundee, IL 60118
444 W. Lake Street, Chicago, IL 60606-0029
250 W River Dr, Unit 2A, St. Charles, IL 60174
71 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606
191 North Wacker Drive, Suite 2700, Chicago, IL 60606
111 West Jackson Blvd, Suite 1700, Chicago, IL 60604-3597
222 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 640, Chicago, IL 60606
415 N LaSalle Dr, Suite #300A, Chicago, IL 60654
161 N. Clark St., Ste. 1600, Chicago, IL 60601
One Westminster Place, Suite 200, Lake Forest, IL 60045
413 N Main St, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
360 N Green St, Suite 1300, Chicago, IL 60607
320 S Canal St, Chicago, IL 60606
353 N. Clark Street, Suite 3600, Chicago, IL 60654
71 S Wacker Dr, Suite 1860, Chicago, IL 60606
111 S Wacker Dr, Suite 5100, Chicago, IL 60606
970 McHenry Avenue, Crystal Lake, IL 60014
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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