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117 South Cook Street, 2nd Floor, Barrington, IL 60010
58 N. Chicago, 7th Floor, Joliet, IL 60432
20 S Clark St, Suite 700, Chicago, IL 60602
180 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 3700, Chicago, IL 60601-2809
134 N LaSalle St, Suite 850, Chicago, IL 60602
333 South Wabash Avenue, Suite 2700, Chicago, IL 60604
35 East Wacker Drive, Suite 2250, Chicago, IL 60601
55 W. Monroe, Suite 4000, Chicago, IL 60603
203 N LaSalle Street, Suite 2100, Chicago, IL 60601-1226
1 North Virginia Street, Crystal Lake, IL 60014
19 South LaSalle Street, Suite 700, Chicago, IL 60603-1491
5 Revere Dr, Suite 200, Northbrook, IL 60062
666 Russel Court, Suite 100A, Woodstock, IL 60098
PO Box 182, Deerfield, IL 60015
500 Skokie Blvd, Suite 380, Northbrook, IL 60062
1016 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60607
2001 Butterfield Rd, Suite 1025, Downers Grove, IL 60515
104 Main St, #2D, Park Ridge, IL 60068
53 W. Jackson, Suite 1035, Chicago, IL 60604
203 N LaSalle St, Suite 2100, Chicago, IL 60601
25 N 3rd St, Suite 204, Geneva, IL 60134
110 N Upper Wacker Dr, 34th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606
Monadock Building, 53 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1750, Chicago, IL 60604
53 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1550, Chicago, IL 60604
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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