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2001 Ridge Rd, Homewood, IL 60430
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1 North Wacker Drive, Suite 4400, Chicago, IL 60606
20 N Wacker Dr, Suite 4120, Chicago, IL 60606
103 Ogden Ave, Suite 202, Clarendon Hills, IL 60514
900 N Michigan Ave, Suite 1000, Chicago, IL 60611
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1 E Superior St, Suite 500C, Chicago, IL 60611
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424 S Addison St, Bensenville, IL 60106
150 S. Wacker, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60606
53 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1328, Chicago, IL 60604
825 Chicago Ave, Unit C-8, Evanston, IL 60202
110 N Upper Wacker Dr, 34th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606
70 W Madison St, Suite 3000, Chicago, IL 60602
215 Romeo Rd, Suite 200, Romeoville, IL 60446
53 W Jackson Blvd, Suite 964, Chicago, IL 60604
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1560 Wall St, Suite 304, Naperville, IL 60563
415 N LaSalle Dr, Suite #300A, Chicago, IL 60654
191 North Wacker Drive, Suite 1601, 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