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117 South Cook Street, 2nd Floor, Barrington, IL 60010
227 W Monroe St, Suite 3600, Chicago, IL 60606
71 S Wacker Dr, Suite 1600, Chicago, IL 60606
20 N Wacker Dr, Suite 4120, Chicago, IL 60606
25 N 3rd St, Suite 204, Geneva, IL 60134
333 E Rte 83, Suite 102, Mundelein, IL 60060
73 W. Monroe Street, Suite 100, Chicago, IL 60603
2300 Cabot Drive, Suite 455, Lisle, IL 60532
900 West Jackson Blvd, Suite 5-East, Chicago, IL 60607
1 North Wacker Drive, Suite 4400, Chicago, IL 60606
900 N Michigan Ave, Suite 1000, Chicago, IL 60611
4811 Emerson Ave,., Suite 110, Palatine, IL 60067
5 W Jefferson Street, Suite 200, Joliet, IL 60432
400 Knoll St, Suite AB, Wheaton, IL 60187
150 S Wacker Dr, Suite 3000, Chicago, IL 60606
111 E. Elm Street, Sycamore, IL 60178
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500 Skokie Blvd, Suite 175, Northbrook, IL 60062
150 S. Wacker, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60606
430 W. Boughton, Bolingbrook, IL 60440
6221 NW Hwy, Suite 201, Crystal Lake, IL 60014
2435 Dean Street, Unit 2F, St. Charles, IL 60175
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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