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333 South Wabash Avenue, Suite 2700, Chicago, IL 60604
55 W. Monroe, Suite 4000, Chicago, IL 60603
526 Market Loop Rd, Suite D, West Dundee, IL 60118
15255 S 94th Ave, Orland Park, IL 60462
25 N 3rd St, Suite 204, Geneva, IL 60134
17 N. State Street, 17th Floor, Chicago, IL 60602
100 S Sauders Rd, Ste 150, Lake Forest, IL 60045
134 N. La Salle St., #2030, Chicago, IL 60602
103 Ogden Ave, Suite 202, Clarendon Hills, IL 60514
900 N Michigan Ave, Suite 1000, Chicago, IL 60611
900 E. Roosevelt Road, Lombard, IL 60148
3601 Algonquin Rd, Suite 530, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
1717 N. Naper Blvd., Suite 200, Naperville, IL 60563-8838
70 W. Madison St., Suite 2222, Chicago, IL 60602
4300 Commerce Ct, Suite 300-18, Lisle, IL 60532
190 S. LaSalle St, Suite 520, Chicago, IL 60603
2435 Dean Street, Unit 2F, St. Charles, IL 60175
120 N. LaSalle Suite 950, Chicago, IL 60602
150 N Riverside Plaza, Suite 3000, Chicago, IL 60606
325 Washington St, Suite 400, Waukegan, IL 60085
1 North State Street, Suite 1500, Chicago, IL 60602
11555 S Harlem Ave, Suite C, Worth, IL 60482
1S660 Midwest Rd, Suite 120, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181
53 West Jackson Blvd., Suite 1560, Chicago, IL 60604
53 W Jackson Blvd, Suite 1424, 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