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666 Russel Court, Suite 100, Woodstock, IL 60098-2664
1363 Shermer Road, Suite 318, Northbrook, IL 60062
200 N. Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave., 2nd Floor, Waukegan, IL 60085
5419 NORTH SHERIDAN ROAD, SUITE 113, Chicago, IL 60640
21 S Evergreen Ave, Suite 200-112, Arlington Heights, IL 60005
1241 Central Ave, #518, Wilmette, IL 60091
53 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1605, Chicago, IL 60604
55 South Main Street, Suite 359, Naperville, IL 60540
161 N. Clark St., Suite 1600, Chicago, IL 60601
4001 West 95th Street, Suite 200, Oak Lawn, IL 60453
570 Lake Cook Road, Suite 318, Deerfield, IL 60015
181 W. Madison, Suite 3475, Chicago, IL 60602
1415 West 22nd Street, Tower Floor, Oak Brook, IL 60523
22 W Washington St, Suite 1500, Chicago, IL 60602
910 West Van Buren, Suite 102, Chicago, IL 60607
2502 West Division, Chicago, IL 60622
715 Lake St, Suite 516, Oak Park, IL 60301
125 S Wacker, Suite 300, Chicago, IL 60606
150 South Wacker Dr, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4103
1585 N. Milwaukee Ave, Suite 111, Libertyville, IL 60048
2150 S Canalport Ave`, Suite 3A-6, Chicago, IL 60608
2100 Manchester Rd, Building A, Suite 430, Wheaton, IL 60187
400 Knoll St, Suite AB, Wheaton, IL 60187
73 W Monroe, Suite 100, Chicago, IL 60603
225 W. Washington St., Suite 1300, Chicago, IL 60606
McHenry County Drug Possession Information
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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