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7020 County Line Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527
134 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1300, Chicago, IL 60602
3701 Algonquin Road, Suite 350, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008-3117
101 South Benton Street, Suite 201, Woodstock, IL 60098
111 West Jackson Blv, Suite 1700, Office 17020, Chicago, IL 60604
1363 Shermer Road, Suite 318, Northbrook, IL 60062
150 N Riverside Plaza, Suite 2700, Chicago, IL 60606
1 East Wacker Dr, Suite 2600, Chicago, IL 60601
1415 West 22nd Street, Tower Floor, Oak Brook, IL 60523
19333 East Grant Highway, PO Box 5, Marengo, IL 60152
70 West Madison Street, Suite 1500, Chicago, IL 60602
7358 N Lincoln Ave, Suite 170, Lincolnwood, IL 60712
225 W. Washington St., Suite 1300, Chicago, IL 60606
1739 S. Halsted, Chicago, IL 60608
2040 N Harlem Ave, Elmwood Park, IL 60707
53 West Jackson, Suite 1101, Chicago, IL 60604
1200 Shermer Road, Suite 112, Northbrook, IL 60062
1301 Pyott Road, Suite 200, Lake in the Hills, IL 60156
25 N. County Street, Waukegan, IL 60085
55 South Main Street, Suite 359, Naperville, IL 60540
2624 W Fullerton, 606047, Chicago, IL 60647
4001 West 95th Street, Suite 200, Oak Lawn, IL 60453
1115 N. Ashland Ave., Chicago, IL 60622
21 S Evergreen Ave, Suite 200-112, Arlington Heights, IL 60005
161 N. Clark St., Suite 1600, Chicago, IL 60601
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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