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20 South Clark Street, Suite 500, Chicago, IL 60603
424 S Addison St, Bensenville, IL 60106
150 S. Wacker, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60606
PO Box 182, Deerfield, IL 60015
235 North West Street, Waukegan, IL 60085
215 Romeo Rd, Suite 200, Romeoville, IL 60446
825 Chicago Ave, Unit C-8, Evanston, IL 60202
1947 Barrington Ave, Bolingbrook, IL 60490
53 W Jackson Blvd, Suite 964, Chicago, IL 60604
130 E Randolph St, Suite 3900, Chicago, IL 60601
9933 N Lawler Avenue, Suite 540, Skokie, IL 60077
102 N Evergreen Ave, Suite 220, Arlington Heights, IL 60004
53 W Jackson Bvld, Ste 1401, Chicago, IL 60605
300 East Randolph Street, Suite 5000, Chicago, IL 60601-6342
211 W Wacker Dr, Ste 500, Chicago, IL 60606
2325 Dean St, Suite 800F, St. Charles, IL 60175
35 East Wacker Dr, Suite 1980, Chicago, IL 60601
111 West Jackson Blv, Suite 1700, Office 17020, Chicago, IL 60604
101 South Benton Street, Suite 201, Woodstock, IL 60098
150 N Riverside Plaza, Suite 2700, Chicago, IL 60606
1 East Wacker Dr, Suite 2600, Chicago, IL 60601
7358 N Lincoln Ave, Suite 170, Lincolnwood, IL 60712
70 West Madison Street, Suite 1500, Chicago, IL 60602
19333 East Grant Highway, PO Box 5, Marengo, IL 60152
526 Market Loop Rd, Suite D, West Dundee, IL 60118
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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