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141 W. Jackson Blvd, Suite 2800, Chicago, IL 60604
200 N. Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave., 2nd Floor, Waukegan, IL 60085
107 W Boughton Rd, Bolingbrook, IL 60440
209 S. LaSalle St., 7th Floor, Chicago, IL 60604
53 W. Jackson, Suite 1442, Chicago, IL 60604
150 N Riverside Plaza, Suite 2700, Chicago, IL 60606
211 W Wacker Drive, 5th Floor, Chicago, IL 60085
7808 W College Dr, Suite 4SW, Palos Heights, IL 60463
666 Russel Court, Suite 100, Woodstock, IL 60098-2664
225 W. Washington St., Suite 1300, Chicago, IL 60606
100 S Sauders Rd, Ste 150, Lake Forest, IL 60045
353 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60654
104 Main St, #2D, Park Ridge, IL 60068
5600 N River Rd, Suite 800, Rosemont, IL 60018
PO Box 5561, River Forest, IL 60305
7020 County Line Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527
19333 East Grant Highway, PO Box 5, Marengo, IL 60152
715 Lake St, Suite 516, Oak Park, IL 60301
3000 Dundee Road, Suite 303, Northbrook, IL 60062
617 W. Devon Avenue, Park Ridge, IL 60068
18141 Dixie Hwy, Suite 203, Homewood, IL 60430
570 Lake Cook Road, Suite 318, Deerfield, IL 60015
101 South Benton Street, Suite 201, Woodstock, IL 60098
19 North County Street, Waukegan, IL 60085
1363 Shermer Road, Suite 318, Northbrook, IL 60062
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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