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35 West Wacker Dr, Suite 3400, Chicago, IL 60601
4811 Emerson Ave,., Suite 110, Palatine, IL 60067
180 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 2215, Chicago, IL 60601
155 N. Wacker Dr., Suite 4250, Chicago, IL 60606
58 N. Chicago, 7th Floor, Joliet, IL 60432
53 W Jackson Bvld, Ste 1401, Chicago, IL 60605
2325 Dean St, Suite 800F, St. Charles, IL 60175
107 W Boughton Rd, Bolingbrook, IL 60440
209 S. LaSalle St., 7th Floor, Chicago, IL 60604
415 West Washington Street, Suite 110, Waukegan, IL 60085
1011 State Street, Suite 210, Lemont, IL 60439
900 West Jackson Blvd, Suite 5-East, Chicago, IL 60607
53 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1605, Chicago, IL 60604
181 W. Madison, Suite 3475, Chicago, IL 60602
200 N. Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave., 2nd Floor, Waukegan, IL 60085
5419 NORTH SHERIDAN ROAD, SUITE 113, Chicago, IL 60640
666 Russel Court, Suite 100, Woodstock, IL 60098-2664
73 W. Monroe Street, Suite 100, Chicago, IL 60603
1 Overlook Point, Suite 680, Lincolnshire, IL 60069
1415 West 22nd Street, Tower Floor, Oak Brook, IL 60523
1 E Superior St, Suite 500C, Chicago, IL 60611
225 W. Washington St., Suite 1300, Chicago, IL 60606
3615 West 26th Street, Chicago, IL 60623
1016 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60607
2001 Butterfield Rd, Suite 1025, Downers Grove, IL 60515
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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