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73 W. Monroe Street, Suite 100, Chicago, IL 60603
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4811 Emerson Ave,., Suite 110, Palatine, IL 60067
1 Overlook Point, Suite 680, Lincolnshire, IL 60069
825 Chicago Ave, Unit C-8, Evanston, IL 60202
5 W Jefferson Street, Suite 200, Joliet, IL 60432
180 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 2215, Chicago, IL 60601
1739 S. Halsted, Chicago, IL 60608
222 W Adams St, Suite 3400, Chicago, IL 60606
980 N. Michigan Ave, Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60611
53 W Jackson Bvld, Ste 1401, Chicago, IL 60605
3701 Algonquin Road, Suite 350, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008-3117
233 South Wacker Drive, Suite 5900, Chicago, IL 60606-6361
117 South Cook Street, 2nd Floor, Barrington, IL 60010
3615 West 26th Street, Chicago, IL 60623
1011 State Street, Suite 210, Lemont, IL 60439
1 East Wacker Dr, Suite 2600, Chicago, IL 60601
130 E Randolph St, Suite 3900, Chicago, IL 60601
500 West Madison Street, Suite 3700, Chicago, IL 60661
1301 Pyott Road, Suite 200, Lake in the Hills, IL 60156
21 S Evergreen Ave, Suite 200-112, Arlington Heights, IL 60005
77 West Wacker Drive, Suite 4100, Chicago, IL 60601
55 South Main Street, Suite 359, Naperville, IL 60540
4001 West 95th Street, Suite 200, Oak Lawn, IL 60453
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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