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2460 Dundee Rd, Suite 1014, Northbrook, IL 60065
301 S County Farm Rd, Suite G, Wheaton, IL 60187
5500 Pearl, Suite 105, Des Plaines, IL 60018
18141 Dixie Hwy, Suite 203, Homewood, IL 60430
10024 Skokie Blvd. #210, Skokie, IL 60077
111 West Jackson Blv, Suite 1700, Office 17020, Chicago, IL 60604
191 North Wacker Drive, Suite 2700, Chicago, IL 60606
3701 Algonquin Road, Suite 350, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008-3117
2040 N Harlem Ave, Elmwood Park, IL 60707
5250 Old Orchard Rd, Suite 300, Skokie, IL 60077
1 East Wacker Dr, Suite 2600, Chicago, IL 60601
9700 West 131st Street, Second Floor, Palos Park, IL 60464
1800 Larkin Avenue, Elgin, IL 60123
1180 North Milwaukee Avenue, 3rd Floor, Chicago, IL 60642
1739 S. Halsted, Chicago, IL 60608
11101 S Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60643
2215 York Rd, Suite 304, Oak Brook, IL 60523
2561 Augusta Way, Highland Park, IL 60035
53 West Jackson, Suite 1122, Chicago, IL 60604
120 North LaSalle, Suite 2750, Chicago, IL 60602
35 E Wacker Dr, Suite 1980, Chicago, IL 60601
51 N Douglas, Elgin, IL 60120
33 N Dearborn St, Suite 1950, Chicago, IL 60602
30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 3600, Chicago, IL 60602
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Sycamore Drug Possession Information
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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