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233 South Wacker Drive, Suite 2800, Chicago, IL 60606
900 West Jackson Blvd., Suite 7E, Chicago, IL 60607
203 N LaSalle St, Suite 2100, Chicago, IL 60601
53 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1550, Chicago, IL 60604
70 W Madison St, Suite 3000, Chicago, IL 60602
424 S Addison St, Bensenville, IL 60106
2021 Midwest Rd., Suite 200, Oak Brook, IL 60523
415 N LaSalle Dr., Suite #300A, Chicago, IL 60654
235 North West Street, Waukegan, IL 60085
53 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1328, Chicago, IL 60604
2561 Augusta Way, Highland Park, IL 60035
1180 North Milwaukee Avenue, 3rd Floor, Chicago, IL 60642
1800 Larkin Avenue, Elgin, IL 60123
2325 Dean St, Suite 800F, St. Charles, IL 60175
71 S Wacker Dr, Suite 1860, Chicago, IL 60606
215 Romeo Rd, Suite 200, Romeoville, IL 60446
1947 Barrington Ave, Bolingbrook, IL 60490
53 W Jackson Blvd, Suite 964, Chicago, IL 60604
53 W. Jackson, Suite 1035, Chicago, IL 60604
2224 W Ferry Rd, Unit 113, Naperville, IL 60563
20 South Clark Street, Suite 500, Chicago, IL 60603
35 East Wacker Dr, Suite 1980, Chicago, IL 60601
100 S Sauders Rd, Ste 150, Lake Forest, IL 60045
PO Box 182, Deerfield, IL 60015
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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