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799 Roosevelt Rd. Building 2 Suite 104, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
1240 Iroquois Ave., Suite 108, Naperville, IL 60563
150 S Wacker Dr, Suite 3000, Chicago, IL 60606
5 W Jefferson Street, Suite 200, Joliet, IL 60432
500 Skokie Blvd, Suite 175, Northbrook, IL 60062
890 E Higgins Rd, Suite 112, Schaumburg, IL 60173
430 W. Boughton, Bolingbrook, IL 60440
1642 W Colonial Pkwy, Inverness, IL 60067
3501 E 106th St, Suite #200, Chicago, IL 60617
25 N County St, Waukegan, IL 60085
140 South Dearborn Street, Suite 411, Chicago, IL 60603-5232
73 W Monroe St, Suite 103, Chicago, IL 60603
327 S Plymouth Ct Suite 201, Chicago, IL 60604-3905
102 N Evergreen Ave, Suite 220, Arlington Heights, IL 60004
1770 Park St, Naperville, IL 60563
526 Market Loop Rd, Suite D, West Dundee, IL 60118
910 West Van Buren, Suite 102, Chicago, IL 60607
125 S Wacker, Suite 300, Chicago, IL 60606
625 West Rollins Road, Round Lake Beach, IL 60073-1277
134 N. LaSalle St, Suite 1800, Chicago, IL 60602
650 North Dearborn, Suite #700, Chicago, IL 60654
30 S Wacker Dr, Suite 2600, Chicago, IL 60606
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222 W Adams St, Suite 3400, 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