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526 Market Loop Rd, Suite D, West Dundee, IL 60118
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30 S Wacker Dr, Suite 2600, Chicago, IL 60606
134 N LaSalle St, Suite 850, Chicago, IL 60602
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PO Box 120, Western Springs, IL 60558
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150 S Wacker Dr, Suite 3000, Chicago, IL 60606
180 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 3700, Chicago, IL 60601-2809
360 N Green St, Suite 1300, Chicago, IL 60607
333 South Wabash Avenue, Suite 2700, Chicago, IL 60604
353 N. Clark Street, Suite 3600, Chicago, IL 60654
320 S Canal St, Chicago, IL 60606
111 S Wacker Dr, Suite 5100, Chicago, IL 60606
191 N Upper Wacker Dr, Suite 2950, Chicago, IL 60606
401 N Wabash Ave, #35F, Chicago, IL 60611
222 N LaSalle St, Suite 2600, Chicago, IL 60601
413 N Main St, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
311 South County Farm Road, Wheaton, IL 60187
1N141 County Farm Rd, Suite 230, Winfield, IL 60190
970 McHenry Avenue, Crystal Lake, IL 60014
713 East Main Street, St. Charles, IL 60174
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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