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318 West Adams St, Suite 1600, Chicago, IL 60606
3845 W. North Avenue, Chicago, IL 60647
110 N Upper Wacker Dr, 34th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606
70 W Madison St, Suite 3000, Chicago, IL 60602
1550 N. Northwest Highway, Suite 203, Park Ridge, IL 60068
150 S. Wacker, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60606
40 S Prospect St, Suite 102, Roselle, IL 60172
52 W Downer Place, Suite 301, Aurora, IL 60506
35 W Wacker Dr, 34th Floor, Chicago, IL 60601
71 S Wacker Dr, Suite 1860, Chicago, IL 60606
444 W Lake St, Suite 2100, Chicago, IL 60606
PO Box 5561, River Forest, IL 60305
415 N LaSalle Dr., Suite #300A, Chicago, IL 60654
191 North Wacker Drive, Suite 1601, Chicago, IL 60606
155 N. Wacker Dr., Suite 4250, Chicago, IL 60606
110 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606-1511
333 W. Wacker Drive, Suite 1900, Chicago, IL 60606
161 N. Clark Street, Suite 4200, Chicago, IL 60601
190 South LaSalle Street, Suite 3700, Chicago, IL 60603
19 South LaSalle Street, Suite 700, Chicago, IL 60603-1491
1010 Jorie Blvd, Suite 337, Oak Brook, IL 60523-4419
1 North Virginia Street, Crystal Lake, IL 60014
6900 Main St, Suite 205, Downers Grove, IL 60516
233 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 5500, Chicago, IL 60606
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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