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33 North Dearborn Street, Suite 1830, Chicago, IL 60602
1001 Warrenville Road, Suite 500, Lisle, IL 60532
33 North Dearborn Street, Suite 1850, Chicago, IL 60602
161 N Clark, Suite 4500, Chicago, IL 60601
1425 McHenry Road, Suite 204, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
444 W Lake St, Suite 1650, Chicago, IL 60606
3838 N Ravenswood Ave, Office 231, Chicago, IL 60613
150 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 3000, Chicago, IL 60606
58 North Chicago St, 7th Floor, Joliet, IL 60432
100 N LaSalle St, Suite 812, Chicago, IL 60602
17926 South Halsted Street, Suite 3SE, Homewood, IL 60430
555 Randall Rd, Suite 204, St. Charles, IL 60174
120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2200, Chicago, IL 60606
54 N Ottawa St, Suite 270, Joliet, IL 60432
70 West Madison Street, Suite 5200, Chicago, IL 60602
155 North Wacker Drive, Suite 3800, Chicago, IL 60606
47 Dupage Ct, Elgin, IL 60120
674 W. Veterans Parkway, Yorkville, IL 60560
1200 Harger Road, Suite 830, Oak Brook, IL 60523
134 N LaSalle St, Suite 860, Chicago, IL 60602
1655 S Blue Island Ave, Suite 312, Chicago, IL 60608
200 S Wacker Dr, Suite 2550, Chicago, IL 60606
33 N. Dearborn Street, Suite 1950, Chicago, IL 60602-3249
321 N. Clark Street, Suite 1600, Chicago, IL 60654
35 East Wacker Dr, Suite 1980, 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