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1016 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60607
2001 Butterfield Rd, Suite 1025, Downers Grove, IL 60515
233 South Wacker Drive, Suite 5900, Chicago, IL 60606-6361
53 W. Jackson, Suite 1035, Chicago, IL 60604
128 N Scott St, Joliet, IL 60432
100 West Monroe, Suite 309, Chicago, IL 60603
53 W Jackson Bvld, Ste 1401, Chicago, IL 60605
2435 Dean Street, Unit 2F, St. Charles, IL 60175
130 E Randolph St, Suite 3900, Chicago, IL 60601
53 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1605, Chicago, IL 60604
107 W Boughton Rd, Bolingbrook, IL 60440
5419 NORTH SHERIDAN ROAD, SUITE 113, Chicago, IL 60640
200 N. Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave., 2nd Floor, Waukegan, IL 60085
3701 Algonquin Road, Suite 350, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008-3117
209 S. LaSalle St., 7th Floor, Chicago, IL 60604
666 Russel Court, Suite 100, Woodstock, IL 60098-2664
910 West Van Buren, Suite 102, Chicago, IL 60607
125 S Wacker, Suite 300, Chicago, IL 60606
3615 West 26th Street, Chicago, IL 60623
1011 State Street, Suite 210, Lemont, IL 60439
227 W Monroe St, Suite 4700, Chicago, IL 60606
1 East Wacker Dr, Suite 2600, Chicago, IL 60601
117 South Cook Street, 2nd Floor, Barrington, IL 60010
500 West Madison Street, Suite 3700, Chicago, IL 60661
1800 Larkin Avenue, Elgin, IL 60123
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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