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2445 Dean St, Suite H, St. Charles, IL 60175
2561 Augusta Way, Highland Park, IL 60035
980 N. Michigan Ave, Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60611
53 W. Jackson, Suite 1035, Chicago, IL 60604
130 E Randolph St, Suite 3900, Chicago, IL 60601
500 West Madison Street, Suite 3700, Chicago, IL 60661
53 West Jackson Blvd, Suite 404, Chicago, IL 60604
77 West Wacker Drive, Suite 4100, Chicago, IL 60601
117 South Cook Street, 2nd Floor, Barrington, IL 60010
3701 Algonquin Road, Suite 350, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008-3117
2300 Cabot Drive, Suite 455, Lisle, IL 60532
1 North Wacker Drive, Suite 4400, Chicago, IL 60606
666 Russel Court, Suite 100A, Woodstock, IL 60098
1585 N. Milwaukee Ave, Suite 111, Libertyville, IL 60048
1241 Central Ave, #518, Wilmette, IL 60091
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
161 N. Clark St., Suite 1600, Chicago, IL 60601
2502 West Division, Chicago, IL 60622
20 N Wacker Dr, Suite 4120, Chicago, IL 60606
2100 Manchester Rd, Building A, Suite 430, Wheaton, IL 60187
73 W Monroe, Suite 100, Chicago, IL 60603
1200 Shermer Road, Suite 112, Northbrook, IL 60062
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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