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1440 Maple Ave., Suite 6B, Lisle, IL 60532
1 North State Street, Suite 1500, Chicago, IL 60602
58 East Clinton St., 5th Floor, Joliet, IL 60432
1749 S. Naperville Road, Suite 105, Wheaton, IL 60183
6723 N Northwest Hwy, Chicago, IL 60631
7270 W College Drive, Suite 101, Palos Heights, IL 60463
420 Waterside Dr, Chicago, IL 60601
120 North La Salle, Suite 2000, Chicago, IL 60602
16061 South 94th Avenue, Orland Hills, IL 60487
759 John St, 2nd Floor, Yorkville, IL 60560
900 W. Jackson Blvd., Suite 6-East, Chicago, IL 60607
211 W Wacker Dr, Suite 300, Chicago, IL 60606
134 N LaSalle St, Suite 225, Chicago, IL 60602
25 N 3rd St, Suite 204, Geneva, IL 60134
53 W. Jackson, Suite 863, Chicago, IL 60604
123 N Wacker Dr, 21st Floor, Chicago, IL 60606
155 N. Wacker Dr., Suite 4250, Chicago, IL 60606
6920 Ogden Ave, Berwyn, IL 60402
4300 Commerce Ct, Suite 300-18, Lisle, IL 60532
4811 Emerson Ave, Suite 110, Palatine, IL 60067
1231 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
101 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 100B, Chicago, IL 60606
30 S Wacker Dr, Suite 2600, Chicago, IL 60606
1 Overlook Point, Suite 680, Lincolnshire, IL 60069
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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