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120 North LaSalle, Suite 2750, Chicago, IL 60602
2215 York Rd, Suite 304, Oak Brook, IL 60523
33 N Dearborn St, Suite 1950, Chicago, IL 60602
53 W Jackson Blvd, Suite 1424, Chicago, IL 60604-3932
6 S. Clark St., Chicago, IL 60603
2210 W North Ave, Suite 6, Melrose Park, IL 60160
30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 3600, Chicago, IL 60602
5250 Old Orchard Rd, Suite 300, Skokie, IL 60077
9933 N Lawler Avenue, Suite 540, Skokie, IL 60077
333 South Wabash Avenue, Suite 2700, Chicago, IL 60604
526 Market Loop Rd, Suite D, West Dundee, IL 60118
180 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 3700, Chicago, IL 60601-2809
2040 N Harlem Ave, Elmwood Park, IL 60707
111 West Jackson Blv, Suite 1700, Office 17020, Chicago, IL 60604
230 W. Monroe St, Suite 2250, Chicago, IL 60606
150 N Riverside Plaza, Suite 3000, Chicago, IL 60606
1363 Shermer Road, Suite 318, Northbrook, IL 60062
111 E. Elm Street, Sycamore, IL 60178
15255 S 94th Ave, Orland Park, IL 60462
30 North LaSalle, Suite 3100, Chicago, IL 60602
103 Ogden Ave, Suite 202, Clarendon Hills, IL 60514
400 Knoll St, Suite AB, Wheaton, IL 60187
227 W Monroe St, Suite 3600, Chicago, IL 60606
431 Williamsburg Avenue, Geneva, IL 60134-1091
3601 Algonquin Rd, Suite 530, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
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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