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3615 West 26th Street, Chicago, IL 60623
1011 State Street, Suite 210, Lemont, IL 60439
2000 W Galena Blvd, Suite 202, Aurora, IL 60506
25 N 3rd St, Suite 204, Geneva, IL 60134
333 E Rte 83, Suite 102, Mundelein, IL 60060
30 S Wacker Dr, Suite 2600, Chicago, IL 60606
625 West Rollins Road, Round Lake Beach, IL 60073-1277
150 S Wacker Dr, Suite 3000, Chicago, IL 60606
227 W Monroe St, Suite 4700, Chicago, IL 60606
17 N. State Street, 17th Floor, Chicago, IL 60602
191 N Upper Wacker Dr, Suite 2950, Chicago, IL 60606
500 Skokie Blvd, Suite 175, Northbrook, IL 60062
430 W. Boughton, Bolingbrook, IL 60440
55 W. Monroe, Suite 4000, Chicago, IL 60603
134 N LaSalle St, Suite 225, Chicago, IL 60602
203 West Greenwood Avenue, Waukegan, IL 60087
325 Washington St, Suite 400, Waukegan, IL 60085
1749 S. Naperville Road, Suite 105, Wheaton, IL 60189
3400 Dundee Rd, Suite 150, Northbrook, IL 60062
150 N Riverside Plaza, Suite 3000, Chicago, IL 60606
1 North State Street, Suite 1500, Chicago, IL 60602
161 N. Clark St., Ste. 1600, Chicago, IL 60601
900 E. Roosevelt Road, Lombard, IL 60148
155 N. Wacker Dr., Suite 4250, Chicago, IL 60606
134 N. La Salle St., #2030, Chicago, IL 60602
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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