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53 West Jackson, Suite 1122, Chicago, IL 60604
420 Waterside Dr, Chicago, IL 60601
33 N Dearborn St, Suite 1950, Chicago, IL 60602
500 Skokie Blvd, Suite 380, Northbrook, IL 60062
71 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606
58 East Clinton St., 5th Floor, Joliet, IL 60432
55 W. Monroe, Suite 4000, Chicago, IL 60603
444 W. Lake Street, Chicago, IL 60606-0029
17N208 Route 31, West Dundee, IL 60118
1776 South Naperville Road, Building A, Suite 105, Wheaton, IL 60189
1737 South Naperville Road, Suite 100, Wheaton, IL 60189
407 South Dearborn, Suite 1310, Chicago, IL 60605
134 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1300, Chicago, IL 60602
53 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1523, Chicago, IL 60604
141 W. Jackson Blvd, Suite 2800, Chicago, IL 60604
53 W. Jackson Blvd, Suite 1424, Chicago, IL 60604
111 West Jackson Blvd, Suite 1700, Chicago, IL 60604-3597
1231 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
150 N Riverside Plaza, Suite 2700, Chicago, IL 60606
101 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 100B, Chicago, IL 60606
4811 Emerson Ave, Suite 110, Palatine, IL 60067
100 S Sauders Rd, Ste 150, Lake Forest, IL 60045
161 N. Clark St., Ste. 1600, Chicago, IL 60601
353 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60654
3400 Dundee Rd, Suite 150, Northbrook, IL 60062
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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