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209 S. LaSalle St., 7th Floor, Chicago, IL 60604
53 W. Jackson, Suite 1442, Chicago, IL 60604
211 W Wacker Drive, 5th Floor, Chicago, IL 60085
7808 W College Dr, Suite 4SW, Palos Heights, IL 60463
3615 West 26th Street, Chicago, IL 60623
2500 S Drake Ave, Ste 1, Chicago, IL 60623
1011 State Street, Suite 210, Lemont, IL 60439
5600 N River Rd, Suite 800, Rosemont, IL 60018
227 W Monroe St, Suite 4700, Chicago, IL 60606
71 S Wacker Dr, Suite 1600, Chicago, IL 60606
53 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1605, Chicago, IL 60604
5419 NORTH SHERIDAN ROAD, SUITE 113, Chicago, IL 60640
3000 Dundee Road, Suite 303, Northbrook, IL 60062
715 Lake St, Suite 516, Oak Park, IL 60301
200 N. Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave., 2nd Floor, Waukegan, IL 60085
570 Lake Cook Road, Suite 318, Deerfield, IL 60015
222 W Adams St, Suite 3400, Chicago, IL 60606
227 W Monroe St, Suite 3600, Chicago, IL 60606
400 Knoll St, Suite AB, Wheaton, IL 60187
1770 Park St, Naperville, IL 60563
PO Box 5561, River Forest, IL 60305
1701 E. Woodfield Rd, Suite 1101, Schaumburg, IL 60173
290 S Main Place, Carol Stream, IL 60188
161 North Clark, Suite 1700, Chicago, IL 60601
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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