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161 N. Clark St., Ste. 1600, Chicago, IL 60601
318 West Adams St, Suite 1600, Chicago, IL 60606
2040 N Harlem Ave, Elmwood Park, IL 60707
201 East Ogden, Suite 215, Hinsdale, IL 60521
360 N Green St, Suite 1300, Chicago, IL 60607
214 West Ohio Street, 5th Floor, Chicago, IL 60654
320 S Canal St, Chicago, IL 60606
2134 West Chicago Avenue, Suite 100, Chicago, IL 60622
353 N. Clark Street, Suite 3600, Chicago, IL 60654
120 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2000, Chicago, IL 60602
111 S Wacker Dr, Suite 5100, Chicago, IL 60606
970 McHenry Avenue, Crystal Lake, IL 60014
134 N. La Salle St., #2030, Chicago, IL 60602
PO Box 182, Deerfield, IL 60015
222 N LaSalle St, Suite 2600, Chicago, IL 60601
One Westminster Place, Suite 200, Lake Forest, IL 60045
209 S LaSalle St, Ste 950, Chicago, IL 60604
300 N La Salle Dr, Suite 4400, Chicago, IL 60654
1127 South Mannheim, Suite 308, Westchester, IL 60154
1 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL 60603
5500 Pearl, Suite 105, Des Plaines, IL 60018
18141 Dixie Hwy, Suite 203, Homewood, IL 60430
431 Williamsburg Avenue, Geneva, IL 60134-1091
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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