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35 West Wacker Dr, Suite 3400, Chicago, IL 60601
161 N. Clark Street, Suite 4200, Chicago, IL 60601
134 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1300, Chicago, IL 60602
110 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606-1511
123 North Wacker Drive, Suite 1800, Chicago, IL 60606
7020 County Line Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527
190 South LaSalle Street, Suite 3700, Chicago, IL 60603
101 South Benton Street, Suite 201, Woodstock, IL 60098
2021 Midwest Rd., Suite 200, Oak Brook, IL 60523
20 South Clark Street, Suite 500, Chicago, IL 60603
70 West Madison Street, Suite 1500, Chicago, IL 60602
7358 N Lincoln Ave, Suite 170, Lincolnwood, IL 60712
55 E Monroe St, Ste. 3800, Chicago, IL 60603
19333 East Grant Highway, PO Box 5, Marengo, IL 60152
25 N. County Street, Waukegan, IL 60085
225 W Washington St, Suite 1300, Chicago, IL 60606
715 W Lake St, Suite 101, Addison, IL 60101
18141 Dixie Hwy, Suite 203, Homewood, IL 60430
5500 Pearl, Suite 105, Des Plaines, IL 60018
25 N 3rd St, Suite 204, Geneva, IL 60134
1 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL 60603
713 East Main Street, St. Charles, IL 60174
1N141 County Farm Rd, Suite 230, Winfield, IL 60190
1127 South Mannheim, Suite 308, Westchester, IL 60154
Midlothian 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