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1800 Larkin Avenue, Elgin, IL 60123
35 West Wacker Dr, Suite 3400, Chicago, IL 60601
415 N LaSalle Dr, Suite #300A, Chicago, IL 60654
191 North Wacker Drive, Suite 1601, Chicago, IL 60606
2021 Midwest Rd., Suite 200, Oak Brook, IL 60523
215 Romeo Rd, Suite 200, Romeoville, IL 60446
161 N. Clark Street, Suite 4200, Chicago, IL 60601
1947 Barrington Ave, Bolingbrook, IL 60490
333 W. Wacker Drive, Suite 1900, Chicago, IL 60606
413 N Main St, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
110 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606-1511
2561 Augusta Way, Highland Park, IL 60035
190 South LaSalle Street, Suite 3700, Chicago, IL 60603
53 W Jackson Blvd, Suite 964, Chicago, IL 60604
53 W. Jackson, Suite 1035, Chicago, IL 60604
1776 South Naperville Road, Building A, Suite 105, Wheaton, IL 60189
35 East Wacker Dr, Suite 1980, Chicago, IL 60601
20 South Clark Street, Suite 500, Chicago, IL 60603
650 N. Dearborn Street Suite 750, Chicago, IL 60654
211 W Wacker Dr, Ste 500, Chicago, IL 60606
25 N. County St., Waukegan, IL 60085
53 W Jackson Blvd, Suite 1424, Chicago, IL 60604-3932
181 W Madison St, 47th Floor, Chicago, IL 60602
53 West Jackson, Suite 1215, Chicago, IL 60604
100 S Sauders Rd, Ste 150, Lake Forest, IL 60045
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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