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625 West Rollins Road, Round Lake Beach, IL 60073-1277
30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 3600, Chicago, IL 60602
415 Washington Street, Suite 103, Waukegan, IL 60085
25 N. County St., Waukegan, IL 60085
70 E. Lake Street, Suite 1000, Chicago, IL 60601
101 N. Washington Street, Naperville, IL 60540
53 West Jackson, Suite 1215, Chicago, IL 60604
181 W Madison St, 47th Floor, Chicago, IL 60602
546 W. Galena Boulevard, Aurora, IL 60506
5650 S. Brainard, 2nd Floor, La Grange, IL 60525
1016 W. Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60607
53 W. Jackson Blvd., Suite 1515, Chicago, IL 60604
2500 S Drake Ave, Ste 1, Chicago, IL 60623
55 W. Monroe, Suite 4000, Chicago, IL 60603
1S660 Midwest Rd, Suite 120, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181
53 West Jackson Blvd., Suite 1560, Chicago, IL 60604
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11555 S Harlem Ave, Suite C, Worth, IL 60482
190 S. LaSalle St, Suite 520, Chicago, IL 60603
420 Waterside Dr, Chicago, IL 60601
300 East Randolph Street, Suite 5000, Chicago, IL 60601-6342
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205 N Michigan Ave, Suite 810, Chicago, IL 60601
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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