Top North Chicago, IL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Elmhurst/Chicagoland, IL
You Have Been Charged With A Drug Crime. What Now? Hire former Special Prosecutor and Deputy Chief of Police. Call 24/7!.
Free Consultation
25 N 3rd St, Suite 204, Geneva, IL 60134
1770 Park St, Naperville, IL 60563
713 East Main Street, St. Charles, IL 60174
1127 South Mannheim, Suite 308, Westchester, IL 60154
1 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL 60603
526 Market Loop Rd, Suite D, West Dundee, IL 60118
430 W. Boughton, Bolingbrook, IL 60440
6920 Ogden Ave, Berwyn, IL 60402
102 N Evergreen Ave, Suite 220, Arlington Heights, IL 60004
4300 Commerce Ct, Suite 300-18, Lisle, IL 60532
2325 Dean St, Suite 800F, St. Charles, IL 60175
325 Washington St, Suite 400, Waukegan, IL 60085
11555 S Harlem Ave, Suite C, Worth, IL 60482
3660 West Irving Park Road, 2nd Floor, Chicago, IL 60618
53 W Jackson Blvd, Suite 1424, Chicago, IL 60604
190 S. LaSalle St, Suite 520, Chicago, IL 60603
53 West Jackson Blvd., Suite 1560, Chicago, IL 60604
801 N Cass Ave, Ste 200, Westmont, IL 60559
53 W Jackson, Suite 925, Chicago, IL 60604
6723 N Northwest Hwy, Chicago, IL 60631
16061 South 94th Avenue, Orland Hills, IL 60487
211 W Wacker Dr, Suite 300, Chicago, IL 60606
900 W. Jackson Blvd., Suite 6-East, Chicago, IL 60607
53 W. Jackson, Suite 863, Chicago, IL 60604
2000 W Galena Blvd, Suite 202, Aurora, IL 60506
North Chicago Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in North Chicago
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in North Chicago and checks their standing with Illinois bar associations.
Our Verification Process and Criteria
Ample Experience
Attorneys must meet stringent qualifications and prove they practice in the area of law they’re verified in.
Good Standing
Be in good standing with their bar associations and maintain a clean disciplinary record.
Annual Review
Submit to an annual review to retain their Lead Counsel Verified status.
Client Commitment
Pledge to follow the highest quality client service and ethical standards.
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