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5500 Pearl, Suite 105, Des Plaines, IL 60018
18141 Dixie Hwy, Suite 203, Homewood, IL 60430
431 Williamsburg Avenue, Geneva, IL 60134-1091
5250 Old Orchard Rd, Suite 300, Skokie, IL 60077
151 N Franklin Street, Suite 2600, Chicago, IL 60606
209 S LaSalle St, Ste 950, Chicago, IL 60604
734 North Wells Street, Chicago, IL 60654
PO Box 120, Western Springs, IL 60558
225 W Washington St, Suite 1550, Chicago, IL 60606
5310 N. Harlem Avenue, Suite 210, Chicago, IL 60656
PO Box 182, Deerfield, IL 60015
715 W Lake St, Suite 101, Addison, IL 60101
203 N LaSalle St, Suite 2100, Chicago, IL 60601
53 W Jackson Blvd, Suite 620, Chicago, IL 60604
2535 Bethany Road, Suite 202, Sycamore, IL 60178
64 N Alfred Ave, Suite B, Elgin, IL 60123
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
204 N West St, Waukegan, IL 60085
1947 Barrington Ave, Bolingbrook, IL 60490
1560 Wall St, Suite 304, Naperville, IL 60563
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58 E. Clinton St., 5th Floor, 5th Floor, Joliet, IL 60432
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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