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1776 South Naperville Road, Building A, Suite 105, Wheaton, IL 60189
1947 Barrington Ave, Bolingbrook, IL 60490
9933 N Lawler Avenue, Suite 540, Skokie, IL 60077
3321 Hobson Road, Suite B, Woodridge, IL 60517
300 East Randolph Street, Suite 5000, Chicago, IL 60601-6342
2215 York Rd, Suite 304, Oak Brook, IL 60523
120 North LaSalle, Suite 2750, Chicago, IL 60602
413 N Main St, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
211 W Wacker Dr, Ste 500, Chicago, IL 60606
53 W Jackson Bvld, Ste 1401, Chicago, IL 60605
2325 Dean St, Suite 800F, St. Charles, IL 60175
100 S Sauders Rd, Ste 150, Lake Forest, IL 60045
77 West Wacker Drive, Suite 4100, Chicago, IL 60601
35 East Wacker Dr, Suite 1980, Chicago, IL 60601
111 West Jackson Blv, Suite 1700, Office 17020, Chicago, IL 60604
1 East Wacker Dr, Suite 2600, Chicago, IL 60601
150 N Riverside Plaza, Suite 2700, Chicago, IL 60606
353 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60654
19333 East Grant Highway, PO Box 5, Marengo, IL 60152
101 South Benton Street, Suite 201, Woodstock, IL 60098
70 West Madison Street, Suite 1500, Chicago, IL 60602
120 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2000, Chicago, IL 60602
1800 Larkin Avenue, Elgin, IL 60123
105 E. First St., Suite 101, Hinsdale, IL 60521
15255 S 94th Ave, Orland Park, IL 60462
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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