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500 West Madison Street, Suite 3700, Chicago, IL 60661
117 South Cook Street, 2nd Floor, Barrington, IL 60010
227 W Monroe St, Suite 4700, Chicago, IL 60606
20 S Clark St, Suite 700, Chicago, IL 60602
1 North Virginia Street, Crystal Lake, IL 60014
570 Lake Cook Road, Suite 318, Deerfield, IL 60015
715 Lake St, Suite 516, Oak Park, IL 60301
203 N LaSalle Street, Suite 2100, Chicago, IL 60601-1226
19 South LaSalle Street, Suite 700, Chicago, IL 60603-1491
666 Russel Court, Suite 100A, Woodstock, IL 60098
1 South Dearborn Street, Suite 1500, Chicago, IL 60603
233 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 5500, Chicago, IL 60606
35 East Wacker Drive, Suite 2250, Chicago, IL 60601
1770 Park St, Naperville, IL 60563
401 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60611
110 N Upper Wacker Dr, 34th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606
161 North Clark, Suite 1700, Chicago, IL 60601
Monadock Building, 53 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1750, Chicago, IL 60604
151 N Franklin Street, Suite 2600, Chicago, IL 60606
825 Chicago Ave, Unit C-8, Evanston, IL 60202
150 S. Wacker, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60606
235 North West Street, Waukegan, IL 60085
424 S Addison St, Bensenville, IL 60106
1010 Jorie Blvd, Suite 337, Oak Brook, IL 60523-4419
415 West Washington Street, Suite 110, 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