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53 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1328, Chicago, IL 60604
227 W Monroe St, Suite 4700, Chicago, IL 60606
117 South Cook Street, 2nd Floor, Barrington, IL 60010
134 N LaSalle St, Suite 850, Chicago, IL 60602
3000 Dundee Road, Suite 303, Northbrook, IL 60062
2215 York Rd, Suite 304, Oak Brook, IL 60523
120 North LaSalle, Suite 2750, Chicago, IL 60602
161 N Clark St, Suite 1600, Chicago, IL 60601
30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 3600, Chicago, IL 60602
6 S. Clark St., Chicago, IL 60603
51 N Douglas, Elgin, IL 60120
70 E. Lake Street, Suite 1000, Chicago, IL 60601
980 N. Michigan Ave, Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60611
9933 N Lawler Avenue, Suite 540, Skokie, IL 60077
58 N. Chicago, 7th Floor, Joliet, IL 60432
53 W Jackson Bvld, Ste 1401, Chicago, IL 60605
300 East Randolph Street, Suite 5000, Chicago, IL 60601-6342
5 Revere Dr, Suite 200, Northbrook, IL 60062
30 N La Salle St, Suite 4126, Chicago, IL 60602
PO Box 120, Western Springs, IL 60558
5310 N. Harlem Avenue, Suite 210, Chicago, IL 60656
161 North Clark, Suite 1700, Chicago, IL 60601
1016 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60607
415 West Washington Street, Suite 110, Waukegan, IL 60085
2001 Butterfield Rd, Suite 1025, Downers Grove, IL 60515
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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