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759 John St, 2nd Floor, Yorkville, IL 60560
200 N. Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave., 2nd Floor, Waukegan, IL 60085
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101 South Benton Street, Suite 201, Woodstock, IL 60098
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100 S Sauders Rd, Ste 150, Lake Forest, IL 60045
666 Russel Court, Suite 100, Woodstock, IL 60098-2664
150 N Riverside Plaza, Suite 2700, Chicago, IL 60606
1363 Shermer Road, Suite 318, Northbrook, IL 60062
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70 West Madison Street, Suite 1500, Chicago, IL 60602
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715 Lake St, Suite 516, Oak Park, IL 60301
570 Lake Cook Road, Suite 318, Deerfield, IL 60015
25 N. County Street, Waukegan, IL 60085
214 West Ohio Street, 5th Floor, Chicago, IL 60654
1901 North Roselle Road, Suite 800, Schaumburg, IL 60195
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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