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53 West Jackson, Suite 1101, Chicago, IL 60604
400 Knoll St, Suite AB, Wheaton, IL 60187
1200 Shermer Road, Suite 112, Northbrook, IL 60062
225 W. Washington St., Suite 1300, Chicago, IL 60606
5600 N River Rd, Suite 800, Rosemont, IL 60018
1363 Shermer Road, Suite 318, Northbrook, IL 60062
30 North LaSalle, Suite 3100, Chicago, IL 60602
1415 West 22nd Street, Tower Floor, Oak Brook, IL 60523
220 E Illinois, Suite 3704, Chicago, IL 60611
2445 Dean St, Suite H, St. Charles, IL 60175
53 West Jackson Blvd, Suite 404, Chicago, IL 60604
73 W Monroe, Suite 100, Chicago, IL 60603
2100 Manchester Rd, Building A, Suite 430, Wheaton, IL 60187
70 W. Madison St., Suite 2222, Chicago, IL 60602
1585 N. Milwaukee Ave, Suite 111, Libertyville, IL 60048
71 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606
444 W. Lake Street, Chicago, IL 60606-0029
17N208 Route 31, West Dundee, IL 60118
53 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1605, Chicago, IL 60604
134 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1300, Chicago, IL 60602
5419 NORTH SHERIDAN ROAD, SUITE 113, Chicago, IL 60640
141 W. Jackson Blvd, Suite 2800, Chicago, IL 60604
209 S. LaSalle St., 7th Floor, Chicago, IL 60604
200 N. Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave., 2nd Floor, Waukegan, IL 60085
107 W Boughton Rd, Bolingbrook, IL 60440
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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