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70 W. Madison St., Suite 2222, Chicago, IL 60602
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1S660 Midwest Rd, Suite 120, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181
190 S. LaSalle St, Suite 520, Chicago, IL 60603
53 W Jackson Blvd, Suite 1424, Chicago, IL 60604
4300 Commerce Ct, Suite 300-18, Lisle, IL 60532
53 West Jackson Blvd., Suite 1560, Chicago, IL 60604
325 Washington St, Suite 400, Waukegan, IL 60085
150 N Riverside Plaza, Suite 3000, Chicago, IL 60606
11555 S Harlem Ave, Suite C, Worth, IL 60482
1 North State Street, Suite 1500, Chicago, IL 60602
5600 N River Rd, Suite 800, Rosemont, IL 60018
2000 W Galena Blvd, Suite 202, Aurora, IL 60506
101 South Benton Street, Suite 201, Woodstock, IL 60098
2040 N Harlem Ave, Elmwood Park, IL 60707
105 E. First St., Suite 101, Hinsdale, IL 60521
617 W. Devon Avenue, Park Ridge, IL 60068
625 West Rollins Road, Round Lake Beach, IL 60073-1277
5500 Pearl, Suite 105, Des Plaines, IL 60018
7358 N Lincoln Ave, Suite 170, Lincolnwood, IL 60712
9700 West 131st Street, Second Floor, Palos Park, IL 60464
19333 East Grant Highway, PO Box 5, Marengo, IL 60152
18141 Dixie Hwy, Suite 203, Homewood, IL 60430
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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