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320 S Canal St, Chicago, IL 60606
1 East Wacker Dr, Suite 2600, Chicago, IL 60601
353 N. Clark Street, Suite 3600, Chicago, IL 60654
25 N. County Street, Waukegan, IL 60085
570 Lake Cook Road, Suite 318, Deerfield, IL 60015
222 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2600, Chicago, IL 60601
970 McHenry Avenue, Crystal Lake, IL 60014
715 Lake St, Suite 516, Oak Park, IL 60301
1 East Wacker Drive, Suite 3400, Chicago, IL 60601
715 W Lake St, Suite 101, Addison, IL 60101
2445 Dean St, Suite H, St. Charles, IL 60175
150 S. Wacker, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60606
5650 S. Brainard, 2nd Floor, La Grange, IL 60525
36 West Randolph, Suite 301, Chicago, IL 60601
53 W. Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1523, Chicago, IL 60604
53 West Jackson Blvd, Suite 404, Chicago, IL 60604
25 N 3rd St, Suite 204, Geneva, IL 60134
117 South Cook Street, 2nd Floor, Barrington, IL 60010
11101 S Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60643
204 N West Street, Waukegan, IL 60085
102 N Evergreen Ave, Suite 220, Arlington Heights, IL 60004
50 S Main St, Suite 200, Naperville, IL 60540
Monadock Building, 53 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1750, Chicago, IL 60604
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Niles Drug Possession Information
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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