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200 W. 11th Street, Suite 2SW, Lockport, IL 60441
70 E. Lake Street, Suite 1000, Chicago, IL 60601
300 East Randolph Street, Suite 5000, Chicago, IL 60601-6342
9933 N Lawler Avenue, Suite 540, Skokie, IL 60077
2460 Dundee Rd, Suite 1014, Northbrook, IL 60065
1415 West 22nd Street, Tower Floor, Oak Brook, IL 60523
2100 W. 35th St., Chicago, IL 60609
1834 Walden Office Square, Suite 575, Schaumburg, IL 60173
2215 York Rd, Suite 304, Oak Brook, IL 60523
17 N. State Street, 17th Floor, Chicago, IL 60602
110 N Upper Wacker Dr, 34th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606
161 North Clark, Suite 1700, Chicago, IL 60601
120 N. LaSalle Suite 950, Chicago, IL 60602
401 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60611
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2435 Dean Street, Unit 2F, St. Charles, IL 60175
19 South LaSalle Street, Suite 700, Chicago, IL 60603-1491
1010 Jorie Blvd, Suite 337, Oak Brook, IL 60523-4419
415 N LaSalle Dr, Suite #300A, Chicago, IL 60654
1 North Virginia Street, Crystal Lake, IL 60014
233 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 5500, Chicago, IL 60606
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2001 Ridge Rd, Homewood, IL 60430
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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