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7356 N. Cicero Ave., Lincolnwood, IL 60712
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Law Offices of Azita M. Mojarad, P.C. has experience helping clients with their Drug Possession needs in Waukegan, Illinois.
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240 E. Lake St., Suite 109A, Addison, IL 60101
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The Law Offices of Charles Rohde & Pierina Infelise, P.C. has years of experience helping clients with their Drug Possession needs in Waukegan, Illinois.
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121 E. Liberty, Wauconda, IL 60084
If you need Drug Possession help in Illinois, contact Clay J. Mitchell, Attorney at Law, a local practice in Waukegan, for legal representation.
110 N Wacker Drive, Suite 3800, Chicago, IL 60606
320 S Canal St, Suite 3300, Chicago, IL 60606
20 N Clark St, Suite 1150, Chicago, IL 60602
1425 McHenry Rd, Suite 204, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
227 W Monroe St, Suite 3950, Chicago, IL 60606
321 N. Clark Street, Suite 1600, Chicago, IL 60654
190 South LaSalle Street, Suite 3700, Chicago, IL 60603
205 W Randolph St, Suite 1700, Chicago, IL 60606
140 S Dearborn St, Suite 1020, Chicago, IL 60603
1200 Harger Road, Suite 830, Oak Brook, IL 60523
1655 S Blue Island Ave, Chicago, IL 60608
30 N LaSalle St, Suite 2140, Chicago, IL 60602
155 North Wacker Drive, Suite 3000, Chicago, IL 60606
111 W Monroe St, Suite 700, Chicago, IL 60603
33 North Dearborn Street, Suite 1830, Chicago, IL 60602
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555 South Randall Road, Suite 200, St. Charles, IL 60174
71 South Wacker Drive, 45th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606
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555 Randall Rd, Suite 204, St. Charles, IL 60174
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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