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190 South LaSalle Street, Suite 3700, Chicago, IL 60603
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3601 Algonquin Rd, Suite 530, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
424 S Addison St, Bensenville, IL 60106
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215 Romeo Rd, Suite 200, Romeoville, IL 60446
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225 W Washington St, Suite 1300, Chicago, IL 60606
155 N. Wacker Dr., Suite 4250, Chicago, IL 60606
30 S Wacker Dr, Suite 2600, Chicago, IL 60606
55 E Monroe St, Ste. 3800, Chicago, IL 60603
1701 E. Woodfield Rd, Suite 1101, Schaumburg, IL 60173
1011 State Street, Suite 210, Lemont, IL 60439
134 N LaSalle St, Suite 225, Chicago, IL 60602
180 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 2215, Chicago, IL 60601
25 N 3rd St, Suite 204, Geneva, IL 60134
1N141 County Farm Rd, Suite 230, Winfield, IL 60190
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1550 N Northwest Hwy, Suite 203, Park Ridge, IL 60068
625 West Rollins Road, Round Lake Beach, IL 60073-1277
2021 Midwest Rd., Suite 200, Oak Brook, IL 60523
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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