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107 W Boughton Rd, Bolingbrook, IL 60440
209 S. LaSalle St., 7th Floor, Chicago, IL 60604
100 S Saunders Rd, Suite 150, Lake Forest, IL 60045
1051 Perimeter Dr, Ste 305, Schaumburg, IL 60173
3321 Hobson Road, Suite B, Woodridge, IL 60517
5225 Old Orchard Road, Suite 238, Skokie, IL 60077
227 W Monroe St, Suite 4700, Chicago, IL 60606
200 N. Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave., 2nd Floor, Waukegan, IL 60085
3000 Dundee Road, Suite 303, Northbrook, IL 60062
71 S Wacker Dr, Suite 1600, Chicago, IL 60606
5650 S. Brainard, 2nd Floor, La Grange, IL 60525
53 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1605, Chicago, IL 60604
5419 NORTH SHERIDAN ROAD, SUITE 113, Chicago, IL 60640
2224 W Ferry Rd, Unit 113, Naperville, IL 60563
570 Lake Cook Road, Suite 318, Deerfield, IL 60015
220 E Illinois, Suite 3704, Chicago, IL 60611
1655 S. Blue Island Avenue, Chicago, IL 60608
715 Lake St, Suite 516, Oak Park, IL 60301
222 W Adams St, Suite 3400, Chicago, IL 60606
53 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1544, Chicago, IL 60604
227 W Monroe St, Suite 3600, Chicago, IL 60606
53 West Jackson, Suite 1215, Chicago, IL 60604
4811 Emerson Ave, Suite 110, Palatine, IL 60067
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