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Monadock Building, 53 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1750, Chicago, IL 60604
333 South Wabash Avenue, Suite 2700, Chicago, IL 60604
180 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 3700, Chicago, IL 60601-2809
415 West Washington Street, Suite 110, Waukegan, IL 60085
666 Russel Court, Suite 100A, Woodstock, IL 60098
100 West Monroe, Suite 309, Chicago, IL 60603
900 E. Roosevelt Road, Lombard, IL 60148
53 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1550, Chicago, IL 60604
150 S. Wacker, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60606
900 West Jackson Blvd., Suite 7E, Chicago, IL 60607
134 N LaSalle St, Suite 850, Chicago, IL 60602
25 N 3rd St, Suite 204, Geneva, IL 60134
1010 Jorie Blvd, Suite 337, Oak Brook, IL 60523-4419
19 South LaSalle Street, Suite 700, Chicago, IL 60603-1491
424 S Addison St, Bensenville, IL 60106
110 N Upper Wacker Dr, 34th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606
53 W Jackson Blvd, Suite 620, Chicago, IL 60604
215 Romeo Rd, Suite 200, Romeoville, IL 60446
64 N Alfred Ave, Suite B, Elgin, IL 60123
235 North West Street, Waukegan, IL 60085
2535 Bethany Road, Suite 202, Sycamore, IL 60178
825 Chicago Ave, Unit C-8, Evanston, IL 60202
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799 Roosevelt Rd. Building 2 Suite 104, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
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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