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424 S Addison St, Bensenville, IL 60106
53 W Jackson Blvd, Suite 620, Chicago, IL 60604
110 N Upper Wacker Dr, 34th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606
799 Roosevelt Rd. Building 2 Suite 104, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
1240 Iroquois Ave., Suite 108, Naperville, IL 60563
1947 Barrington Ave, Bolingbrook, IL 60490
25 N 3rd St, Suite 204, Geneva, IL 60134
333 E Rte 83, Suite 102, Mundelein, IL 60060
625 West Rollins Road, Round Lake Beach, IL 60073-1277
150 S Wacker Dr, Suite 3000, Chicago, IL 60606
415 N LaSalle Dr, Suite #300A, Chicago, IL 60654
53 W. Jackson Blvd., Suite 1515, Chicago, IL 60604
220 E Illinois, Suite 3704, Chicago, IL 60611
500 Skokie Blvd, Suite 175, Northbrook, IL 60062
71 S Wacker Dr, Suite 1860, Chicago, IL 60606
53 W Jackson Blvd, Suite 1424, Chicago, IL 60604-3932
53 West Jackson, Suite 1215, Chicago, IL 60604
25 N. County St., Waukegan, IL 60085
180 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 3700, Chicago, IL 60601-2809
333 South Wabash Avenue, Suite 2700, Chicago, IL 60604
1016 W. Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60607
181 W Madison St, 47th Floor, Chicago, IL 60602
430 W. Boughton, Bolingbrook, IL 60440
55 W. Monroe, Suite 4000, Chicago, IL 60603
111 West Jackson Blv, Suite 1700, Office 17020, Chicago, IL 60604
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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