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140 South Dearborn Street, Suite 411, Chicago, IL 60603-5232
4255 N Honore St, Suite 309, Chicago, IL 60613
191 N Upper Wacker Dr, Suite 2950, Chicago, IL 60606
1642 W Colonial Pkwy, Inverness, IL 60067
401 N Wabash Ave, #35F, Chicago, IL 60611
73 W Monroe St, Suite 103, Chicago, IL 60603
53 W. Jackson Blvd, Suite 1651, Chicago, IL 60604
311 South County Farm Road, Wheaton, IL 60187
327 S Plymouth Ct Suite 201, Chicago, IL 60604-3905
70 W Madison St, Suite 1450, Chicago, IL 60602
9933 N Lawler Avenue, Suite 540, Skokie, IL 60077
415 Washington Street, Suite 103, Waukegan, IL 60085
54 N Ottawa Street, Suite B-10, Joliet, IL 60432
2126 W Van Buren St, Chicago, IL 60612
314 N Loomis St, #G2, Chicago, IL 60607
101 N. Washington Street, Naperville, IL 60540
2500 S Drake Ave, Ste 1, Chicago, IL 60623
500 West Madison Street, Suite 3700, Chicago, IL 60661
333 E Rte 83, Suite 102, Mundelein, IL 60060
205 N Michigan Ave, Suite 810, Chicago, IL 60601
150 S Wacker Dr, Suite 3000, Chicago, IL 60606
19333 East Grant Highway, PO Box 5, Marengo, IL 60152
2000 W Galena Blvd, Suite 202, Aurora, IL 60506
227 W Monroe St, Suite 4700, Chicago, IL 60606
105 E. First St., Suite 101, Hinsdale, IL 60521
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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