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134 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1300, Chicago, IL 60602
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70 W Madison St, Suite 1450, Chicago, IL 60602
415 Washington Street, Suite 103, Waukegan, IL 60085
1933 North Meacham Rd, Suite 600, Schaumburg, IL 60173
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150 N Riverside Plaza, Suite 2700, Chicago, IL 60606
353 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60654
801 N Cass Ave, Ste 200, Westmont, IL 60559
6723 N Northwest Hwy, Chicago, IL 60631
211 W Wacker Dr, Suite 300, Chicago, IL 60606
16061 South 94th Avenue, Orland Hills, IL 60487
134 N LaSalle St, Suite 225, Chicago, IL 60602
53 W. Jackson, Suite 863, Chicago, IL 60604
1550 N Northwest Hwy, Suite 203, Park Ridge, IL 60068
35 East Wacker Dr, Suite 1980, Chicago, IL 60601
2000 W Galena Blvd, Suite 202, Aurora, IL 60506
150 South Wacker Dr, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4103
1241 Central Ave, #518, Wilmette, IL 60091
22 W Washington St, Suite 1500, Chicago, IL 60602
2150 S Canalport Ave`, Suite 3A-6, Chicago, IL 60608
2502 West Division, Chicago, IL 60622
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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