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5225 Old Orchard Road, Suite 238, Skokie, IL 60077
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2445 Dean St, Suite H, St. Charles, IL 60175
53 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1550, Chicago, IL 60604
524 West State Street, Unit 2, Geneva, IL 60134
100 West Monroe, Suite 309, Chicago, IL 60603
900 West Jackson Blvd., Suite 7E, Chicago, IL 60607
625 West Rollins Road, Round Lake Beach, IL 60073-1277
53 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1328, Chicago, IL 60604
310 S. County Farm Rd, Suite D, Wheaton, IL 60187
734 North Wells Street, Chicago, IL 60654
1 Overlook Point, Suite 664, Lincolnshire, IL 60069
2001 Ridge Rd, Homewood, IL 60430
2021 Midwest Rd., Suite 200, Oak Brook, IL 60523
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58 N. Chicago, 7th Floor, Joliet, IL 60432
401 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60611
134 N. La Salle St., #2030, Chicago, IL 60602
715 W Lake St, Suite 101, Addison, IL 60101
4811 Emerson Ave,., Suite 110, Palatine, IL 60067
5 W Jefferson Street, Suite 200, Joliet, IL 60432
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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