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161 N. Clark St., Suite 1600, Chicago, IL 60601
1550 N Northwest Hwy, Suite 203, Park Ridge, IL 60068
53 W. Jackson Boulevard, Suite 315, Chicago, IL 60604
1200 Shermer Road, Suite 112, Northbrook, IL 60062
53 West Jackson, Suite 1101, Chicago, IL 60604
134 N LaSalle St, Suite 225, Chicago, IL 60602
625 West Rollins Road, Round Lake Beach, IL 60073-1277
120 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2000, Chicago, IL 60602
500 Skokie Blvd, Suite 175, Northbrook, IL 60062
430 W. Boughton, Bolingbrook, IL 60440
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1051 Perimeter Dr, Ste 305, Schaumburg, IL 60173
5225 Old Orchard Road, Suite 238, Skokie, IL 60077
1S660 Midwest Rd, Suite 120, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181
6920 Ogden Ave, Berwyn, IL 60402
100 S Saunders Rd, Suite 150, Lake Forest, IL 60045
53 W Jackson Blvd, Suite 1424, 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
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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