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120 North LaSalle, Suite 2750, Chicago, IL 60602
33 N Dearborn St, Suite 1950, Chicago, IL 60602
5310 N. Harlem Avenue, Suite 210, Chicago, IL 60656
2215 York Rd, Suite 304, Oak Brook, IL 60523
6 S. Clark St., Chicago, IL 60603
30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 3600, Chicago, IL 60602
546 W. Galena Boulevard, Aurora, IL 60506
980 N. Michigan Ave, Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60611
9933 N Lawler Avenue, Suite 540, Skokie, IL 60077
53 W Jackson Bvld, Ste 1401, Chicago, IL 60605
2325 Dean St, Suite 800F, St. Charles, IL 60175
77 West Wacker Drive, Suite 4100, Chicago, IL 60601
134 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1300, Chicago, IL 60602
415 West Washington Street, Suite 110, Waukegan, IL 60085
3701 Algonquin Road, Suite 350, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008-3117
141 W. Jackson Blvd, Suite 2800, Chicago, IL 60604
111 West Jackson Blv, Suite 1700, Office 17020, Chicago, IL 60604
150 N Riverside Plaza, Suite 2700, Chicago, IL 60606
1550 N Northwest Hwy, Suite 203, Park Ridge, IL 60068
150 N Riverside Plaza, Suite 3000, Chicago, IL 60606
353 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60654
7020 County Line Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527
2040 N Harlem Ave, Elmwood Park, IL 60707
715 Lake St, Suite 516, Oak Park, IL 60301
3000 Dundee Road, Suite 303, Northbrook, IL 60062
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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