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180 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 2215, Chicago, IL 60601
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30 North LaSalle, Suite 3100, Chicago, IL 60602
1415 West 22nd Street, Tower Floor, Oak Brook, IL 60523
54 N Ottawa Street, Suite B-10, Joliet, IL 60432
70 W Madison St, Suite 1450, Chicago, IL 60602
314 N Loomis St, #G2, Chicago, IL 60607
2126 W Van Buren St, Chicago, IL 60612
130 E Randolph St, Suite 3900, Chicago, IL 60601
233 South Wacker Drive, Suite 5900, Chicago, IL 60606-6361
415 Washington Street, Suite 103, Waukegan, IL 60085
101 N. Washington Street, Naperville, IL 60540
2500 S Drake Ave, Ste 1, Chicago, IL 60623
205 N Michigan Ave, Suite 810, Chicago, IL 60601
53 W. Jackson, Suite 1442, Chicago, IL 60604
211 W Wacker Drive, 5th Floor, Chicago, IL 60085
7808 W College Dr, Suite 4SW, Palos Heights, IL 60463
73 W Monroe, Suite 100, Chicago, IL 60603
2100 Manchester Rd, Building A, Suite 430, Wheaton, IL 60187
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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