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301 S County Farm Rd, Suite G, Wheaton, IL 60187
227 W Monroe St, Suite 4700, Chicago, IL 60606
3000 Dundee Road, Suite 303, Northbrook, IL 60062
6920 Ogden Ave, Berwyn, IL 60402
30 North LaSalle, Suite 3100, Chicago, IL 60602
233 South Wacker Drive, Suite 5900, Chicago, IL 60606-6361
101 N. Washington Street, Naperville, IL 60540
161 North Clark, Suite 1700, Chicago, IL 60601
203 West Greenwood Avenue, Waukegan, IL 60087
500 Skokie Blvd, Suite 175, Northbrook, IL 60062
910 West Van Buren, Suite 102, Chicago, IL 60607
125 S Wacker, Suite 300, Chicago, IL 60606
430 W. Boughton, Bolingbrook, IL 60440
2001 Ridge Rd, Homewood, IL 60430
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500 West Madison Street, Suite 3700, Chicago, IL 60661
18W140 Butterfield Rd, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181
1363 Shermer Road, Suite 318, Northbrook, IL 60062
233 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 5500, Chicago, IL 60606
134 N. LaSalle St, Suite 1800, Chicago, IL 60602
650 North Dearborn, Suite #700, Chicago, IL 60654
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155 N. Wacker Dr., Suite 4250, Chicago, IL 60606
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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