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53 W Jackson Blvd, Suite 756, Chicago, IL 60604
180 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 3700, Chicago, IL 60601-2809
333 South Wabash Avenue, Suite 2700, Chicago, IL 60604
181 W. Madison, Suite 3475, Chicago, IL 60602
2325 Dean St, Suite 800F, St. Charles, IL 60175
233 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 5500, Chicago, IL 60606
111 West Jackson Blv, Suite 1700, Office 17020, Chicago, IL 60604
53 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1550, Chicago, IL 60604
100 West Monroe, Suite 309, Chicago, IL 60603
526 Market Loop Rd, Suite D, West Dundee, IL 60118
900 West Jackson Blvd., Suite 7E, Chicago, IL 60607
2040 N Harlem Ave, Elmwood Park, IL 60707
53 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1605, Chicago, IL 60604
2000 W Galena Blvd, Suite 202, Aurora, IL 60506
3000 Dundee Road, Suite 303, Northbrook, IL 60062
1363 Shermer Road, Suite 318, Northbrook, IL 60062
200 N. Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave., 2nd Floor, Waukegan, IL 60085
30 North LaSalle, Suite 3100, Chicago, IL 60602
1415 West 22nd Street, Tower Floor, Oak Brook, IL 60523
225 W. Washington St., Suite 1300, Chicago, IL 60606
134 N LaSalle St, Suite 850, Chicago, IL 60602
2561 Augusta Way, Highland Park, IL 60035
121 South Wilke Road, Suite 301, Arlington Heights, IL 60005
1180 North Milwaukee Avenue, 3rd Floor, Chicago, IL 60642
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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