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1701 E. Woodfield Rd, Suite 1101, Schaumburg, IL 60173
1256 W Jefferson St, Suite 205, Joliet, IL 60435
53 W Jackson Blvd, Suite 964, Chicago, IL 60604
20 N Wacker Dr, Suite 4120, Chicago, IL 60606
2561 Augusta Way, Highland Park, IL 60035
1180 North Milwaukee Avenue, 3rd Floor, Chicago, IL 60642
53 West Jackson, Suite 1101, Chicago, IL 60604
1200 Shermer Road, Suite 112, Northbrook, IL 60062
52 W Downer Place, Suite 301, Aurora, IL 60506
150 S. Wacker, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60606
1550 N. Northwest Highway, Suite 203, Park Ridge, IL 60068
40 S Prospect St, Suite 102, Roselle, IL 60172
3845 W. North Avenue, Chicago, IL 60647
5650 S. Brainard, 2nd Floor, La Grange, IL 60525
318 West Adams St, Suite 1600, Chicago, IL 60606
1509 W Berwyn Ave, Suite 201E, Chicago, IL 60640
301 S County Farm Rd, Suite G, Wheaton, IL 60187
36 West Randolph, Suite 301, Chicago, IL 60601
16061 South 94th Avenue, Orland Hills, IL 60487
6723 N. Northwest Highway, Chicago, IL 60631
900 W. Jackson Blvd., Suite 6-East, Chicago, IL 60607
211 W Wacker Dr, Suite 300, Chicago, IL 60606
4255 N Honore St, Suite 309, Chicago, IL 60613
77 West Wacker Drive, Suite 4100, Chicago, IL 60601
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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