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5250 Old Orchard Rd, Suite 300, Skokie, IL 60077
70 E. Lake Street, Suite 1000, Chicago, IL 60601
1717 N. Naper Blvd., Suite 200, Naperville, IL 60563-8838
431 Williamsburg Avenue, Geneva, IL 60134-1091
3601 Algonquin Rd, Suite 530, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
2435 Dean Street, Unit 2F, St. Charles, IL 60175
73 W. Monroe Street, Suite 100, Chicago, IL 60603
900 West Jackson Blvd, Suite 5-East, Chicago, IL 60607
1 E Superior St, Suite 500C, Chicago, IL 60611
4811 Emerson Ave,., Suite 110, Palatine, IL 60067
1 Overlook Point, Suite 680, Lincolnshire, IL 60069
5 W Jefferson Street, Suite 200, Joliet, IL 60432
70 W. Madison St., Suite 2222, Chicago, IL 60602
1 North State Street, Suite 1500, Chicago, IL 60602
53 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1328, Chicago, IL 60604
734 North Wells Street, Chicago, IL 60654
150 N Riverside Plaza, Suite 3000, Chicago, IL 60606
181 W. Madison St, Suite 4700, Chicago, IL 60602
58 N. Chicago, 7th Floor, Joliet, IL 60432
103 Ogden Ave, Suite 202, Clarendon Hills, IL 60514
715 W Lake St, Suite 101, Addison, IL 60101
20 South Clark Street, Suite 500, Chicago, IL 60603
121 E. Liberty, Wauconda, IL 60084
1N141 County Farm Rd, Suite 230, Winfield, IL 60190
3615 West 26th Street, Chicago, IL 60623
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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