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134 N LaSalle St, Suite 850, Chicago, IL 60602
117 South Cook Street, 2nd Floor, Barrington, IL 60010
203 N LaSalle Street, Suite 2100, Chicago, IL 60601-1226
19 South LaSalle Street, Suite 700, Chicago, IL 60603-1491
3701 Algonquin Road, Suite 350, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008-3117
1 North Virginia Street, Crystal Lake, IL 60014
1010 Jorie Blvd, Suite 337, Oak Brook, IL 60523-4419
1 North Wacker Drive, Suite 4400, Chicago, IL 60606
200 W. Madison Street, Suite 3500, Chicago, IL 60606-1567
35 East Wacker Drive, Suite 2250, Chicago, IL 60601
1 East Wacker Dr, Suite 2600, Chicago, IL 60601
20 S Clark St, Suite 700, Chicago, IL 60602
214 West Ohio Street, 5th Floor, Chicago, IL 60654
20 N Wacker Dr, Suite 4120, Chicago, IL 60606
201 East Ogden, Suite 215, Hinsdale, IL 60521
666 Russel Court, Suite 100A, Woodstock, IL 60098
120 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2000, Chicago, IL 60602
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2040 N Harlem Ave, Elmwood Park, IL 60707
1016 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60607
Monadock Building, 53 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1750, Chicago, IL 60604
20 South Clark Street, Suite 500, Chicago, IL 60603
2001 Butterfield Rd, Suite 1025, Downers Grove, IL 60515
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South Holland Drug Possession Information
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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