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70 E. Lake Street, Suite 1000, Chicago, IL 60601
11101 S Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60643
134 N LaSalle St, Suite 850, Chicago, IL 60602
1 South Dearborn Street, Suite 1500, Chicago, IL 60603
300 East Randolph Street, Suite 5000, Chicago, IL 60601-6342
2215 York Rd, Suite 304, Oak Brook, IL 60523
120 North LaSalle, Suite 2750, Chicago, IL 60602
30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 3600, Chicago, IL 60602
9933 N Lawler Avenue, Suite 540, Skokie, IL 60077
2001 Butterfield Rd, Suite 1025, Downers Grove, IL 60515
53 W. Jackson, Suite 1035, Chicago, IL 60604
102 N Evergreen Ave, Suite 220, Arlington Heights, IL 60004
53 W Jackson, Suite 925, Chicago, IL 60604
134 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1300, Chicago, IL 60602
1016 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60607
1933 North Meacham Rd, Suite 600, Schaumburg, IL 60173
53 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1550, Chicago, IL 60604
2445 Dean St, Suite H, St. Charles, IL 60175
150 N Riverside Plaza, Suite 2700, Chicago, IL 60606
353 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60654
100 West Monroe, Suite 309, Chicago, IL 60603
2000 W Galena Blvd, Suite 202, Aurora, IL 60506
19333 East Grant Highway, PO Box 5, Marengo, IL 60152
3000 Dundee Road, Suite 303, Northbrook, IL 60062
101 South Benton Street, Suite 201, Woodstock, IL 60098
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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