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1755 Park Street, Suite 200, Naperville, IL 60563
2100 W. 35th St., Chicago, IL 60609
900 West Jackson Blvd, Suite 5-East, Chicago, IL 60607
4811 Emerson Ave,., Suite 110, Palatine, IL 60067
191 North Wacker Drive, Suite 2700, Chicago, IL 60606
180 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 2215, Chicago, IL 60601
5 W Jefferson Street, Suite 200, Joliet, IL 60432
1739 S. Halsted, Chicago, IL 60608
130 E Randolph St, Suite 3900, Chicago, IL 60601
58 N. Chicago, 7th Floor, Joliet, IL 60432
73 W. Monroe Street, Suite 100, Chicago, IL 60603
1585 N. Milwaukee Ave, Suite 111, Libertyville, IL 60048
2100 Manchester Rd, Building A, Suite 430, Wheaton, IL 60187
910 West Van Buren, Suite 102, Chicago, IL 60607
125 S Wacker, Suite 300, Chicago, IL 60606
73 W Monroe, Suite 100, Chicago, IL 60603
1200 Shermer Road, Suite 112, Northbrook, IL 60062
7808 W College Dr, Suite 4SW, Palos Heights, IL 60463
53 West Jackson, Suite 1101, Chicago, IL 60604
1301 Pyott Road, Suite 200, Lake in the Hills, IL 60156
2624 W Fullerton, 606047, Chicago, IL 60647
21 S Evergreen Ave, Suite 200-112, Arlington Heights, IL 60005
53 W. Jackson, Suite 1442, Chicago, IL 60604
1115 N. Ashland Ave., Chicago, IL 60622
9 N County Lane, Suite 102, Waukegan, IL 60085
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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