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300 East Roosevelt Road, Suite 220, Wheaton, IL 60187
444 West Lake Street, Suite 900, Chicago, IL 60606-0089
180 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 3700, Chicago, IL 60601-2809
333 South Wabash Avenue, Suite 2700, Chicago, IL 60604
900 West Jackson Blvd, Suite 5-East, Chicago, IL 60607
181 W. Madison, Suite 3475, Chicago, IL 60602
73 W. Monroe Street, Suite 100, Chicago, IL 60603
103 Ogden Ave, Suite 202, Clarendon Hills, IL 60514
1N141 County Farm Rd, Suite 230, Winfield, IL 60190
3601 Algonquin Rd, Suite 530, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
25 N 3rd St, Suite 204, Geneva, IL 60134
111 S Wacker Dr, Suite 5100, Chicago, IL 60606
71 S Wacker Dr, Suite 1600, Chicago, IL 60606
222 W Adams St, Suite 3400, Chicago, IL 60606
1701 E. Woodfield Rd, Suite 1101, Schaumburg, IL 60173
400 Knoll St, Suite AB, Wheaton, IL 60187
233 South Wacker Drive, Suite 5900, Chicago, IL 60606-6361
6221 NW Hwy, Suite 201, Crystal Lake, IL 60014
102 N Evergreen Ave, Suite 220, Arlington Heights, IL 60004
500 Skokie Blvd, Suite 175, Northbrook, IL 60062
910 West Van Buren, Suite 102, Chicago, IL 60607
125 S Wacker, Suite 300, Chicago, IL 60606
430 W. Boughton, Bolingbrook, IL 60440
1717 N. Naper Blvd., Suite 200, Naperville, IL 60563-8838
120 N. LaSalle Suite 950, Chicago, IL 60602
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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