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200 W. Madison Street, Suite 3500, Chicago, IL 60606-1567
1 North Wacker Drive, Suite 4400, Chicago, IL 60606
625 West Rollins Road, Round Lake Beach, IL 60073-1277
1 Overlook Point, Suite 680, Lincolnshire, IL 60069
53 W. Jackson Boulevard, Suite 315, Chicago, IL 60604
1 E Superior St, Suite 500C, Chicago, IL 60611
3615 West 26th Street, Chicago, IL 60623
5 W Jefferson Street, Suite 200, Joliet, IL 60432
20 N Wacker Dr, Suite 4120, Chicago, IL 60606
734 North Wells Street, Chicago, IL 60654
11101 S Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60643
900 N Michigan Ave, Suite 1000, Chicago, IL 60611
1011 State Street, Suite 210, Lemont, IL 60439
53 W Jackson, Suite 925, Chicago, IL 60604
2000 W Galena Blvd, Suite 202, Aurora, IL 60506
53 W. Jackson, Suite 863, Chicago, IL 60604
225 W Washington St, Suite 1550, Chicago, IL 60606
1241 Central Ave, #518, Wilmette, IL 60091
2502 West Division, Chicago, IL 60622
161 N. Clark St., Suite 1600, Chicago, IL 60601
4001 West 95th Street, Suite 200, Oak Lawn, IL 60453
1585 N. Milwaukee Ave, Suite 111, Libertyville, IL 60048
1 South Dearborn Street, Suite 1500, Chicago, IL 60603
150 South Wacker Dr, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4103
22 W Washington St, Suite 1500, Chicago, IL 60602
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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