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77 West Wacker Drive, Suite 4100, Chicago, IL 60601
53 W. Jackson, Suite 863, Chicago, IL 60604
200 N. Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave., 2nd Floor, Waukegan, IL 60085
5419 NORTH SHERIDAN ROAD, SUITE 113, Chicago, IL 60640
666 Russel Court, Suite 100, Woodstock, IL 60098-2664
53 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1605, Chicago, IL 60604
107 W Boughton Rd, Bolingbrook, IL 60440
53 W. Jackson Boulevard, Suite 315, Chicago, IL 60604
209 S. LaSalle St., 7th Floor, Chicago, IL 60604
2100 Manchester Rd, Building A, Suite 430, Wheaton, IL 60187
73 W Monroe, Suite 100, Chicago, IL 60603
225 W. Washington St., Suite 1300, Chicago, IL 60606
1585 N. Milwaukee Ave, Suite 111, Libertyville, IL 60048
1200 Shermer Road, Suite 112, Northbrook, IL 60062
53 West Jackson, Suite 1101, Chicago, IL 60604
227 W Monroe St, Suite 4700, Chicago, IL 60606
1301 Pyott Road, Suite 200, Lake in the Hills, IL 60156
55 South Main Street, Suite 359, Naperville, IL 60540
2624 W Fullerton, 606047, Chicago, IL 60647
4001 West 95th Street, Suite 200, Oak Lawn, IL 60453
1115 N. Ashland Ave., Chicago, IL 60622
2502 West Division, Chicago, IL 60622
21 S Evergreen Ave, Suite 200-112, Arlington Heights, IL 60005
5600 N River Rd, Suite 800, Rosemont, IL 60018
1241 Central Ave, #518, Wilmette, IL 60091
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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