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1717 N. Naper Blvd., Suite 200, Naperville, IL 60563-8838
980 N. Michigan Ave, Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60611
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2435 Dean Street, Unit 2F, St. Charles, IL 60175
1800 Larkin Avenue, Elgin, IL 60123
1180 North Milwaukee Avenue, 3rd Floor, Chicago, IL 60642
222 W Adams St, Suite 3400, Chicago, IL 60606
120 N. LaSalle Suite 950, Chicago, IL 60602
191 N Upper Wacker Dr, Suite 2950, Chicago, IL 60606
233 South Wacker Drive, Suite 5900, Chicago, IL 60606-6361
117 South Cook Street, 2nd Floor, Barrington, IL 60010
2561 Augusta Way, Highland Park, IL 60035
801 N Cass Ave, Ste 200, Westmont, IL 60559
53 W Jackson, Suite 925, Chicago, IL 60604
53 W. Jackson, Suite 1035, Chicago, IL 60604
1429 Plainfield Rd, Joliet, IL 60435
130 E Randolph St, Suite 3900, Chicago, IL 60601
6723 N Northwest Hwy, Chicago, IL 60631
211 W Wacker Dr, Suite 300, Chicago, IL 60606
900 W. Jackson Blvd., Suite 6-East, Chicago, IL 60607
3701 Algonquin Road, Suite 350, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008-3117
16061 South 94th Avenue, Orland Hills, IL 60487
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2000 W Galena Blvd, Suite 202, Aurora, IL 60506
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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