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4811 Emerson Ave,., Suite 110, Palatine, IL 60067
233 South Wacker Drive, Suite 5900, Chicago, IL 60606-6361
5 W Jefferson Street, Suite 200, Joliet, IL 60432
150 S Wacker Dr, Suite 3000, Chicago, IL 60606
500 Skokie Blvd, Suite 175, Northbrook, IL 60062
1630 Colonial Parkway, 2nd Floor, Inverness, IL 60067
25 N County St, Waukegan, IL 60085
55 E Monroe St, Ste. 3800, Chicago, IL 60603
53 W. Jackson Blvd, Suite 1651, Chicago, IL 60604
73 W Monroe St, Suite 103, Chicago, IL 60603
311 South County Farm Road, Wheaton, IL 60187
140 South Dearborn Street, Suite 411, Chicago, IL 60603-5232
3501 E 106th St, Suite #200, Chicago, IL 60617
890 E Higgins Rd, Suite 112, Schaumburg, IL 60173
327 S Plymouth Ct Suite 201, Chicago, IL 60604-3905
500 West Madison Street, Suite 3700, Chicago, IL 60661
227 W Monroe St, Suite 4700, Chicago, IL 60606
1011 State Street, Suite 210, Lemont, IL 60439
73 W. Monroe Street, Suite 100, Chicago, IL 60603
900 West Jackson Blvd, Suite 5-East, Chicago, IL 60607
910 West Van Buren, Suite 102, Chicago, IL 60607
200 W. Madison Street, Suite 3500, Chicago, IL 60606-1567
125 S Wacker, Suite 300, Chicago, IL 60606
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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