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1770 Park St, Naperville, IL 60563
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1947 Barrington Ave, Bolingbrook, IL 60490
650 N. Dearborn Street Suite 750, Chicago, IL 60654
25 N 3rd St, Suite 204, Geneva, IL 60134
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825 Chicago Ave, Unit C-8, Evanston, IL 60202
1655 S. Blue Island Avenue, Chicago, IL 60608
191 North Wacker Drive, Suite 1601, Chicago, IL 60606
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3000 Dundee Road, Suite 303, Northbrook, IL 60062
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1010 Jorie Blvd, Suite 337, Oak Brook, IL 60523-4419
25 N. County St., Waukegan, IL 60085
53 W Jackson Blvd, Suite 1424, Chicago, IL 60604-3932
53 West Jackson, Suite 1215, Chicago, IL 60604
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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