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400 Knoll St, Suite AB, Wheaton, IL 60187
70 E. Lake Street, Suite 1000, Chicago, IL 60601
546 W. Galena Boulevard, Aurora, IL 60506
19333 East Grant Highway, PO Box 5, Marengo, IL 60152
1 East Wacker Drive, Suite 3400, Chicago, IL 60601
225 W Washington St, Suite 1300, Chicago, IL 60606
19 North County Street, Waukegan, IL 60085
300 East Roosevelt Road, Suite 220, Wheaton, IL 60187
15255 S 94th Ave, Orland Park, IL 60462
900 E. Roosevelt Road, Lombard, IL 60148
120 N. LaSalle Suite 950, Chicago, IL 60602
2100 Manchester Road, Suite 430, Wheaton, IL 60187
1717 N. Naper Blvd., Suite 200, Naperville, IL 60563-8838
1701 E. Woodfield Rd, Suite 1101, Schaumburg, IL 60173
444 West Lake Street, Suite 900, Chicago, IL 60606-0089
71 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606
290 S Main Place, Carol Stream, IL 60188
444 W. Lake Street, Chicago, IL 60606-0029
17N208 Route 31, West Dundee, IL 60118
2435 Dean Street, Unit 2F, St. Charles, IL 60175
1737 South Naperville Road, Suite 100, Wheaton, IL 60189
6723 N. Northwest Highway, Chicago, IL 60631
900 W. Jackson Blvd., Suite 6-East, Chicago, IL 60607
211 W Wacker Dr, 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