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18141 Dixie Hwy, Suite 203, Homewood, IL 60430
9700 West 131st Street, Second Floor, Palos Park, IL 60464
201 East Ogden, Suite 215, Hinsdale, IL 60521
5500 Pearl, Suite 105, Des Plaines, IL 60018
7358 N Lincoln Ave, Suite 170, Lincolnwood, IL 60712
2134 West Chicago Avenue, Suite 100, Chicago, IL 60622
120 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2000, Chicago, IL 60602
214 West Ohio Street, 5th Floor, Chicago, IL 60654
19333 East Grant Highway, PO Box 5, Marengo, IL 60152
70 E. Lake Street, Suite 1000, Chicago, IL 60601
1 East Wacker Drive, Suite 3400, Chicago, IL 60601
3321 Hobson Road, Suite B, Woodridge, IL 60517
19 North County Street, Waukegan, IL 60085
5225 Old Orchard Road, Suite 238, Skokie, IL 60077
1051 Perimeter Dr, Ste 305, Schaumburg, IL 60173
2215 York Rd, Suite 304, Oak Brook, IL 60523
1901 North Roselle Road, Suite 800, Schaumburg, IL 60195
100 S Saunders Rd, Suite 150, Lake Forest, IL 60045
120 North LaSalle, Suite 2750, Chicago, IL 60602
6 S. Clark St., Chicago, IL 60603
17 N. State Street, 17th Floor, Chicago, IL 60602
30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 3600, Chicago, IL 60602
546 W. Galena Boulevard, Aurora, IL 60506
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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