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5310 N. Harlem Avenue, Suite 210, Chicago, IL 60656
Monadock Building, 53 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1750, Chicago, IL 60604
235 North West Street, Waukegan, IL 60085
25 N 3rd St, Suite 204, Geneva, IL 60134
204 N West St, Waukegan, IL 60085
5 Revere Dr, Suite 200, Northbrook, IL 60062
799 Roosevelt Rd. Building 2 Suite 104, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
1240 Iroquois Ave., Suite 108, Naperville, IL 60563
1560 Wall St, Suite 304, Naperville, IL 60563
666 Russel Court, Suite 100A, Woodstock, IL 60098
6920 Ogden Ave, Berwyn, IL 60402
55 W. Monroe, Suite 4000, Chicago, IL 60603
102 N Evergreen Ave, Suite 220, Arlington Heights, IL 60004
70 W Madison St, Suite 3000, Chicago, IL 60602
211 W Wacker Dr, Ste 500, Chicago, IL 60606
3400 Dundee Rd, Suite 150, Northbrook, IL 60062
1749 S. Naperville Road, Suite 105, Wheaton, IL 60189
203 N LaSalle St, Suite 2100, Chicago, IL 60601
25 N County St, Waukegan, IL 60085
2210 W North Ave, Suite 6, Melrose Park, IL 60160
401 N Wabash Ave, #35F, Chicago, IL 60611
30 S Wacker Dr, Suite 2600, Chicago, IL 60606
890 E Higgins Rd, Suite 112, Schaumburg, IL 60173
53 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1544, Chicago, IL 60604
1630 Colonial Parkway, 2nd Floor, Inverness, IL 60067
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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