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53 W Jackson Blvd, Suite 756, Chicago, IL 60604
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18W140 Butterfield Rd, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181
227 W Monroe St, Suite 3600, Chicago, IL 60606
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20 South Clark Street, Suite 500, Chicago, IL 60603
200 N. LaSalle St, Suite 3000, Chicago, IL 60601
650 N. Dearborn Street Suite 750, Chicago, IL 60654
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100 West Monroe, Suite 309, Chicago, IL 60603
401 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60611
444 W Lake St, Suite 2100, Chicago, IL 60606
415 N LaSalle Dr, Suite #300A, Chicago, IL 60654
900 West Jackson Blvd., Suite 7E, Chicago, IL 60607
191 North Wacker Drive, Suite 1601, Chicago, IL 60606
3000 Dundee Road, Suite 303, Northbrook, IL 60062
134 N LaSalle St, Suite 850, Chicago, IL 60602
161 N. Clark Street, Suite 4200, Chicago, IL 60601
333 W. Wacker Drive, Suite 1900, Chicago, IL 60606
110 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606-1511
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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