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150 South Wacker Dr, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4103
570 Lake Cook Road, Suite 318, Deerfield, IL 60015
222 N LaSalle St, Suite 2600, Chicago, IL 60601
4001 West 95th Street, Suite 200, Oak Lawn, IL 60453
7115 S Virginia Rd, Suite 107, Crystal Lake, IL 60014
970 McHenry Avenue, Crystal Lake, IL 60014
2150 S Canalport Ave`, Suite 3A-6, Chicago, IL 60608
22 W Washington St, Suite 1500, Chicago, IL 60602
58 E. Clinton St., 5th Floor, 5th Floor, Joliet, IL 60432
1901 North Roselle Road, Suite 800, Schaumburg, IL 60195
5600 N River Rd, Suite 800, Rosemont, IL 60018
1655 S. Blue Island Avenue, Chicago, IL 60608
PO Box 5561, River Forest, IL 60305
715 W Lake St, Suite 101, Addison, IL 60101
5500 Pearl, Suite 105, Des Plaines, IL 60018
18141 Dixie Hwy, Suite 203, Homewood, IL 60430
1770 Park St, Naperville, IL 60563
5250 Old Orchard Rd, Suite 300, Skokie, IL 60077
36 West Randolph, Suite 301, Chicago, IL 60601
53 W. Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1523, Chicago, IL 60604
53 West Jackson Blvd, Suite 404, Chicago, IL 60604
191 N Upper Wacker Dr, Suite 2950, Chicago, IL 60606
19 South LaSalle Street, Suite 700, Chicago, IL 60603-1491
25 N 3rd St, Suite 204, Geneva, IL 60134
1010 Jorie Blvd, Suite 337, Oak Brook, IL 60523-4419
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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