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70 W. Madison St., Suite 2222, Chicago, IL 60602
420 Waterside Dr, Chicago, IL 60601
120 North La Salle, Suite 2000, Chicago, IL 60602
1 North State Street, Suite 1500, Chicago, IL 60602
3701 Algonquin Road, Suite 350, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008-3117
77 West Wacker Drive, Suite 4100, Chicago, IL 60601
35 East Wacker Dr, Suite 1980, Chicago, IL 60601
150 N Riverside Plaza, Suite 3000, Chicago, IL 60606
225 W Washington St, Suite 1550, Chicago, IL 60606
1363 Shermer Road, Suite 318, Northbrook, IL 60062
715 Lake St, Suite 516, Oak Park, IL 60301
570 Lake Cook Road, Suite 318, Deerfield, IL 60015
300 East Roosevelt Road, Suite 220, Wheaton, IL 60187
22 South Fourth Street, Second Floor, PO Box 567, Geneva, IL 60134
715 W Lake St, Suite 101, Addison, IL 60101
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444 West Lake Street, Suite 900, Chicago, IL 60606-0089
250 W River Dr, Unit 2A, St. Charles, IL 60174
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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