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666 Russel Court, Suite 100, Woodstock, IL 60098-2664
200 N. Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave., 2nd Floor, Waukegan, IL 60085
1363 Shermer Road, Suite 318, Northbrook, IL 60062
3701 Algonquin Road, Suite 350, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008-3117
53 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1605, Chicago, IL 60604
5419 NORTH SHERIDAN ROAD, SUITE 113, Chicago, IL 60640
1415 West 22nd Street, Tower Floor, Oak Brook, IL 60523
225 W. Washington St., Suite 1300, Chicago, IL 60606
310 S. County Farm Rd, Suite D, Wheaton, IL 60187
150 N Riverside Plaza, Suite 3000, Chicago, IL 60606
1 East Wacker Dr, Suite 2600, Chicago, IL 60601
1 North State Street, Suite 1500, Chicago, IL 60602
134 N. La Salle St., #2030, Chicago, IL 60602
209 S LaSalle St, Ste 950, Chicago, IL 60604
218 N Jefferson St, Suite #300, Chicago, IL 60661
121 South Wilke Road, Suite 301, Arlington Heights, IL 60005
2445 Dean St, Suite H, St. Charles, IL 60175
PO Box 5561, River Forest, IL 60305
5650 S. Brainard, 2nd Floor, La Grange, IL 60525
53 West Jackson Blvd, Suite 404, Chicago, IL 60604
117 South Cook Street, 2nd Floor, Barrington, IL 60010
36 West Randolph, Suite 301, Chicago, IL 60601
40 S Prospect St, Suite 102, Roselle, IL 60172
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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