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1051 Perimeter Dr, Ste 305, Schaumburg, IL 60173
5225 Old Orchard Road, Suite 238, Skokie, IL 60077
100 S Saunders Rd, Suite 150, Lake Forest, IL 60045
2134 West Chicago Avenue, Suite 100, Chicago, IL 60622
2040 N Harlem Ave, Elmwood Park, IL 60707
1776 South Naperville Road, Building A, Suite 105, Wheaton, IL 60189
70 W. Madison St., Suite 2222, Chicago, IL 60602
4300 Commerce Ct, Suite 300-18, Lisle, IL 60532
53 West Jackson Blvd, Suite 404, Chicago, IL 60604
PO Box 120, Western Springs, IL 60558
5310 N. Harlem Avenue, Suite 210, Chicago, IL 60656
2021 Midwest Rd., Suite 200, Oak Brook, IL 60523
5 Revere Dr, Suite 200, Northbrook, IL 60062
1 East Wacker Drive, Suite 3400, Chicago, IL 60601
Monadock Building, 53 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1750, Chicago, IL 60604
25 N 3rd St, Suite 204, Geneva, IL 60134
799 Roosevelt Rd. Building 2 Suite 104, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
1240 Iroquois Ave., Suite 108, Naperville, IL 60563
20 South Clark Street, Suite 500, Chicago, IL 60603
204 N West St, Waukegan, IL 60085
235 North West Street, Waukegan, IL 60085
6920 Ogden Ave, Berwyn, IL 60402
1560 Wall St, Suite 304, Naperville, IL 60563
111 S Wacker Dr, Suite 5100, 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