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1010 Jorie Blvd, Suite 337, Oak Brook, IL 60523-4419
101 South Benton Street, Suite 201, Woodstock, IL 60098
150 N Riverside Plaza, Suite 2700, Chicago, IL 60606
910 West Van Buren, Suite 102, Chicago, IL 60607
125 S Wacker, Suite 300, Chicago, IL 60606
233 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 5500, Chicago, IL 60606
2000 W Galena Blvd, Suite 202, Aurora, IL 60506
1429 Plainfield Rd, Joliet, IL 60435
1 South Dearborn Street, Suite 1500, Chicago, IL 60603
151 N Franklin Street, Suite 2600, Chicago, IL 60606
53 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60604
1755 Park Street, Suite 200, Naperville, IL 60563
100 West Monroe, Suite 309, Chicago, IL 60603
1415 West 22nd Street, Tower Floor, Oak Brook, IL 60523
1834 Walden Office Square, Suite 575, Schaumburg, IL 60173
2100 Manchester Road, Suite 900 - Office 965, Wheaton, IL 60187
2460 Dundee Rd, Suite 1014, Northbrook, IL 60065
2100 W. 35th St., Chicago, IL 60609
53 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1550, Chicago, IL 60604
401 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60611
191 North Wacker Drive, Suite 2700, Chicago, IL 60606
900 West Jackson Blvd., Suite 7E, Chicago, IL 60607
134 N LaSalle St, Suite 850, Chicago, IL 60602
222 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 640, Chicago, IL 60606
1800 Larkin Avenue, Elgin, IL 60123
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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