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203 N LaSalle St, Suite 2100, Chicago, IL 60601
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311 South County Farm Road, Wheaton, IL 60187
1630 Colonial Parkway, 2nd Floor, Inverness, IL 60067
53 W. Jackson Blvd, Suite 1651, Chicago, IL 60604
73 W Monroe St, Suite 103, Chicago, IL 60603
1 East Wacker Drive, Suite 3400, Chicago, IL 60601
64 N Alfred Ave, Suite B, Elgin, IL 60123
53 W Jackson Blvd, Suite 620, Chicago, IL 60604
2535 Bethany Road, Suite 202, Sycamore, IL 60178
53 W. Jackson Boulevard, Suite 315, Chicago, IL 60604
30 S Wacker Dr, Suite 2600, Chicago, IL 60606
799 Roosevelt Rd. Building 2 Suite 104, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
1240 Iroquois Ave., Suite 108, Naperville, IL 60563
150 S Wacker Dr, Suite 3000, Chicago, IL 60606
204 N West St, Waukegan, IL 60085
1947 Barrington Ave, Bolingbrook, IL 60490
6920 Ogden Ave, Berwyn, IL 60402
53 West Jackson, Suite 1122, Chicago, IL 60604
33 N Dearborn St, Suite 1950, Chicago, IL 60602
36 S Washington St, 2nd Floor, Hinsdale, IL 60521
625 West Rollins Road, Round Lake Beach, IL 60073-1277
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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