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222 W Adams St, Suite 3400, Chicago, IL 60606
233 South Wacker Drive, Suite 5900, Chicago, IL 60606-6361
209 S. LaSalle St., 7th Floor, Chicago, IL 60604
107 W Boughton Rd, Bolingbrook, IL 60440
200 N. Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave., 2nd Floor, Waukegan, IL 60085
5419 NORTH SHERIDAN ROAD, SUITE 113, Chicago, IL 60640
53 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1605, Chicago, IL 60604
666 Russel Court, Suite 100, Woodstock, IL 60098-2664
910 West Van Buren, Suite 102, Chicago, IL 60607
125 S Wacker, Suite 300, Chicago, IL 60606
500 West Madison Street, Suite 3700, Chicago, IL 60661
650 North Dearborn, Suite #700, Chicago, IL 60654
400 Knoll St, Suite AB, Wheaton, IL 60187
2227 N. Mannheim Rd., Melrose Park, IL 60164
134 N. LaSalle St, Suite 1800, Chicago, IL 60602
71 S Wacker Dr, Suite 1600, Chicago, IL 60606
77 West Wacker Drive, Suite 4100, Chicago, IL 60601
134 N. Bloomingdale Rd., Bloomingdale, IL 60108-1017
227 W Monroe St, Suite 3600, Chicago, IL 60606
Monadock Building, 53 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1750, Chicago, IL 60604
1701 E. Woodfield Rd, Suite 1101, Schaumburg, IL 60173
150 S. Wacker, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60606
1717 N. Naper Blvd., Suite 200, Naperville, IL 60563-8838
2445 Dean St, Suite H, St. Charles, IL 60175
33 N County St, Suite 201, Waukegan, IL 60085
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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