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70 W Madison St, Suite 3000, Chicago, IL 60602
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161 N. Clark, Suite 1600, Chicago, IL 60601
53 West Jackson Blvd., Suite 1550, Chicago, IL 60604
2001 Ridge Rd, Homewood, IL 60430
5310 N. Harlem Avenue, Suite 210, Chicago, IL 60656
7115 S Virginia Rd, Suite 107, Crystal Lake, IL 60014
415 West Washington Street, Suite 110, Waukegan, IL 60085
2021 Midwest Rd., Suite 200, Oak Brook, IL 60523
18W140 Butterfield Rd, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181
58 E. Clinton St., 5th Floor, 5th Floor, Joliet, IL 60432
1755 Park Street, Suite 200, Naperville, IL 60563
218 N. Jefferson St., Suite 300, Chicago, IL 60661
58 N. Chicago, 7th Floor, Joliet, IL 60432
20 South Clark Street, Suite 500, Chicago, IL 60603
161 N. Clark Street, Suite 4200, Chicago, IL 60601
650 N. Dearborn Street Suite 750, Chicago, IL 60654
1550 N Northwest Hwy, Suite 203, Park Ridge, IL 60068
53 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1550, Chicago, IL 60604
100 West Monroe, Suite 309, Chicago, IL 60603
200 N. Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave., 2nd Floor, Waukegan, IL 60085
21 S Evergreen Ave, Suite 200-112, Arlington Heights, IL 60005
900 West Jackson Blvd., Suite 7E, Chicago, IL 60607
1301 Pyott Road, Suite 200, Lake in the Hills, IL 60156
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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