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444 W Lake St, Suite 2100, Chicago, IL 60606
134 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1300, Chicago, IL 60602
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110 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606-1511
123 North Wacker Drive, Suite 1800, Chicago, IL 60606
190 South LaSalle Street, Suite 3700, Chicago, IL 60603
1010 Jorie Blvd, Suite 337, Oak Brook, IL 60523-4419
150 N Riverside Plaza, Suite 2700, Chicago, IL 60606
353 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60654
123 N Wacker Dr, 21st Floor, Chicago, IL 60606
20 S Clark St, Suite 700, Chicago, IL 60602
35 East Wacker Drive, Suite 2250, Chicago, IL 60601
161 N. Clark Street, Suite 4200, Chicago, IL 60601
105 E. First St., Suite 101, Hinsdale, IL 60521
19333 East Grant Highway, PO Box 5, Marengo, IL 60152
203 N LaSalle Street, Suite 2100, Chicago, IL 60601-1226
155 N. Wacker Dr., Suite 4250, Chicago, IL 60606
161 N. Clark, Suite 1600, Chicago, IL 60601
218 N. Jefferson St., Suite 300, Chicago, IL 60661
19 South LaSalle Street, Suite 700, Chicago, IL 60603-1491
53 W Jackson Blvd, Suite 756, Chicago, IL 60604
53 West Jackson Blvd., Suite 1550, Chicago, IL 60604
17 N. State Street, 17th Floor, Chicago, IL 60602
617 W. Devon Avenue, Park Ridge, IL 60068
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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