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70 E. Lake Street, Suite 1000, Chicago, IL 60601
53 W. Jackson Blvd., Suite 1515, Chicago, IL 60604
431 Williamsburg Avenue, Geneva, IL 60134-1091
19 North County Street, Waukegan, IL 60085
2215 York Rd, Suite 304, Oak Brook, IL 60523
30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 3600, Chicago, IL 60602
120 North LaSalle, Suite 2750, Chicago, IL 60602
546 W. Galena Boulevard, Aurora, IL 60506
6 S. Clark St., Chicago, IL 60603
5250 Old Orchard Rd, Suite 300, Skokie, IL 60077
3601 Algonquin Rd, Suite 530, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
70 W. Madison St., Suite 2222, Chicago, IL 60602
734 North Wells Street, Chicago, IL 60654
225 W Washington St, Suite 1550, Chicago, IL 60606
2040 N Harlem Ave, Elmwood Park, IL 60707
1363 Shermer Road, Suite 318, Northbrook, IL 60062
30 North LaSalle, Suite 3100, Chicago, IL 60602
150 N Riverside Plaza, Suite 3000, Chicago, IL 60606
1 North State Street, Suite 1500, Chicago, IL 60602
7115 S Virginia Rd, Suite 107, Crystal Lake, IL 60014
103 Ogden Ave, Suite 202, Clarendon Hills, IL 60514
715 W Lake St, Suite 101, Addison, IL 60101
225 W Washington St, Suite 1300, 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