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5310 N. Harlem Avenue, Suite 210, Chicago, IL 60656
2001 Ridge Rd, Homewood, IL 60430
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1834 Walden Office Square, Suite 575, Schaumburg, IL 60173
53 W Jackson Blvd, Suite 1452, Chicago, IL 60604
1415 West 22nd Street, Tower Floor, Oak Brook, IL 60523
225 W Washington St, Suite 1300, Chicago, IL 60606
1016 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60607
2460 Dundee Rd, Suite 1014, Northbrook, IL 60065
2001 Butterfield Rd, Suite 1025, Downers Grove, IL 60515
415 West Washington Street, Suite 110, Waukegan, IL 60085
20 South Clark Street, Suite 500, Chicago, IL 60603
650 N. Dearborn Street Suite 750, Chicago, IL 60654
100 West Monroe, Suite 309, Chicago, IL 60603
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150 N Riverside Plaza, Suite 3000, Chicago, IL 60606
1 North State Street, Suite 1500, Chicago, IL 60602
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180 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 2215, Chicago, IL 60601
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1415 West 22nd Street, Tower Floor, Oak Brook, IL 60523
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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