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715 W Lake St, Suite 101, Addison, IL 60101
333 E Rte 83, Suite 102, Mundelein, IL 60060
4811 Emerson Ave,., Suite 110, Palatine, IL 60067
5 W Jefferson Street, Suite 200, Joliet, IL 60432
150 S Wacker Dr, Suite 3000, Chicago, IL 60606
431 Williamsburg Avenue, Geneva, IL 60134-1091
36 West Randolph, Suite 301, Chicago, IL 60601
11101 S Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60643
25 N 3rd St, Suite 204, Geneva, IL 60134
102 N Evergreen Ave, Suite 220, Arlington Heights, IL 60004
233 South Wacker Drive, Suite 5900, Chicago, IL 60606-6361
430 W. Boughton, Bolingbrook, IL 60440
526 Market Loop Rd, Suite D, West Dundee, IL 60118
500 Skokie Blvd, Suite 175, Northbrook, IL 60062
910 West Van Buren, Suite 102, Chicago, IL 60607
500 West Madison Street, Suite 3700, Chicago, IL 60661
125 S Wacker, Suite 300, Chicago, IL 60606
2227 N. Mannheim Rd., Melrose Park, IL 60164
134 N. LaSalle St, Suite 1800, Chicago, IL 60602
650 North Dearborn, Suite #700, Chicago, IL 60654
150 N Riverside Plaza, Suite 3000, Chicago, IL 60606
30 S Wacker Dr, Suite 2600, Chicago, IL 60606
15255 S 94th Ave, Orland Park, IL 60462
2000 W Galena Blvd, Suite 202, Aurora, IL 60506
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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