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125 S Wacker, Suite 300, Chicago, IL 60606
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666 Russel Court, Suite 100A, Woodstock, IL 60098
18W140 Butterfield Rd, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181
151 N Franklin Street, Suite 2600, Chicago, IL 60606
53 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1550, Chicago, IL 60604
211 W Wacker Dr, Ste 500, Chicago, IL 60606
1701 E. Woodfield Rd, Suite 1101, Schaumburg, IL 60173
1770 Park St, Naperville, IL 60563
401 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60611
191 North Wacker Drive, Suite 2700, Chicago, IL 60606
900 West Jackson Blvd., Suite 7E, Chicago, IL 60607
53 W. Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1523, Chicago, IL 60604
134 N LaSalle St, Suite 850, Chicago, IL 60602
222 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 640, Chicago, IL 60606
424 S Addison St, Bensenville, IL 60106
1429 Plainfield Rd, Joliet, IL 60435
2561 Augusta Way, Highland Park, IL 60035
53 W Jackson Blvd, Suite 756, Chicago, IL 60604
53 West Jackson Blvd., Suite 1550, Chicago, IL 60604
1180 North Milwaukee Avenue, 3rd Floor, Chicago, IL 60642
161 N. Clark, Suite 1600, Chicago, IL 60601
218 N. Jefferson St., Suite 300, Chicago, IL 60661
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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