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110 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606-1511
617 W. Devon Avenue, Park Ridge, IL 60068
7358 N Lincoln Ave, Suite 170, Lincolnwood, IL 60712
227 W Monroe St, Suite 3600, Chicago, IL 60606
70 West Madison Street, Suite 1500, Chicago, IL 60602
19333 East Grant Highway, PO Box 5, Marengo, IL 60152
20 S Clark St, Suite 700, Chicago, IL 60602
35 East Wacker Drive, Suite 2250, Chicago, IL 60601
400 Knoll St, Suite AB, Wheaton, IL 60187
2227 N. Mannheim Rd., Melrose Park, IL 60164
19 North County Street, Waukegan, IL 60085
134 N. LaSalle St, Suite 1800, Chicago, IL 60602
650 North Dearborn, Suite #700, Chicago, IL 60654
70 E. Lake Street, Suite 1000, Chicago, IL 60601
191 N Upper Wacker Dr, Suite 2950, Chicago, IL 60606
209 S LaSalle St, Ste 950, Chicago, IL 60604
218 N Jefferson St, Suite #300, Chicago, IL 60661
2215 York Rd, Suite 304, Oak Brook, IL 60523
121 South Wilke Road, Suite 301, Arlington Heights, IL 60005
51 N Douglas, Elgin, IL 60120
120 North LaSalle, Suite 2750, Chicago, IL 60602
6 S. Clark St., Chicago, IL 60603
161 North Clark, Suite 1700, Chicago, IL 60601
30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 3600, Chicago, IL 60602
9933 N Lawler Avenue, Suite 540, Skokie, IL 60077
Zion Drug Possession Information
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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