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111 West Jackson Blvd, Suite 1700, Chicago, IL 60604-3597
120 North LaSalle, Suite 2750, Chicago, IL 60602
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161 North Clark, Suite 1700, Chicago, IL 60601
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1429 Plainfield Rd, Joliet, IL 60435
71 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606
444 W Lake St, Suite 2100, Chicago, IL 60606
53 W Jackson Blvd, Suite 756, Chicago, IL 60604
53 West Jackson Blvd., Suite 1550, Chicago, IL 60604
444 W. Lake Street, Chicago, IL 60606-0029
161 N. Clark, Suite 1600, Chicago, IL 60601
218 N. Jefferson St., Suite 300, Chicago, IL 60661
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191 North Wacker Drive, Suite 1601, Chicago, IL 60606
123 North Wacker Drive, Suite 1800, Chicago, IL 60606
110 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606-1511
134 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1300, Chicago, IL 60602
161 N. Clark Street, Suite 4200, Chicago, IL 60601
141 W. Jackson Blvd, Suite 2800, Chicago, IL 60604
190 South LaSalle Street, Suite 3700, Chicago, IL 60603
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200 W. 11th Street, Suite 2SW, Lockport, IL 60441
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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