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300 East Roosevelt Road, Suite 220, Wheaton, IL 60187
444 West Lake Street, Suite 900, Chicago, IL 60606-0089
250 W River Dr, Unit 2A, St. Charles, IL 60174
900 West Jackson Blvd, Suite 5-East, Chicago, IL 60607
3815 East Main Street, Suite A-1, St. Charles, IL 60174
4811 Emerson Ave,., Suite 110, Palatine, IL 60067
73 W. Monroe Street, Suite 100, Chicago, IL 60603
134 N. LaSalle St, Suite 1800, Chicago, IL 60602
650 North Dearborn, Suite #700, Chicago, IL 60654
5 W Jefferson Street, Suite 200, Joliet, IL 60432
734 North Wells Street, Chicago, IL 60654
500 Skokie Blvd, Suite 175, Northbrook, IL 60062
222 W Adams St, Suite 3400, Chicago, IL 60606
430 W. Boughton, Bolingbrook, IL 60440
233 South Wacker Drive, Suite 5900, Chicago, IL 60606-6361
290 S Main Place, Carol Stream, IL 60188
910 West Van Buren, Suite 102, Chicago, IL 60607
125 S Wacker, Suite 300, Chicago, IL 60606
526 Market Loop Rd, Suite D, West Dundee, IL 60118
3615 West 26th Street, Chicago, IL 60623
1011 State Street, Suite 210, Lemont, IL 60439
2000 W Galena Blvd, Suite 202, Aurora, IL 60506
333 E Rte 83, Suite 102, Mundelein, IL 60060
500 West Madison Street, Suite 3700, Chicago, IL 60661
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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