Top North Riverside, 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
2535 Bethany Road, Suite 202, Sycamore, IL 60178
53 W Jackson Blvd, Suite 620, Chicago, IL 60604
25 N 3rd St, Suite 204, Geneva, IL 60134
190 South LaSalle Street, Suite 2675, Chicago, IL 60603
333 E Rte 83, Suite 102, Mundelein, IL 60060
111 E. Elm Street, Sycamore, IL 60178
150 S Wacker Dr, Suite 3000, Chicago, IL 60606
430 W. Boughton, Bolingbrook, IL 60440
300 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 2000, Chicago, IL 60606
2435 Dean Street, Unit 2F, St. Charles, IL 60175
500 Skokie Blvd, Suite 175, Northbrook, IL 60062
444 W Lake St, Suite 2100, Chicago, IL 60606
191 North Wacker Drive, Suite 1601, Chicago, IL 60606
203 West Greenwood Avenue, Waukegan, IL 60087
325 Washington St, Suite 400, Waukegan, IL 60085
53 W. Jackson Boulevard, Suite 315, Chicago, IL 60604
190 South LaSalle Street, Suite 3700, Chicago, IL 60603
11555 S Harlem Ave, Suite C, Worth, IL 60482
181 W. Madison St, Suite 4700, Chicago, IL 60602
155 N. Wacker Dr., Suite 4250, Chicago, IL 60606
230 W. Monroe St, Suite 2250, Chicago, IL 60606
225 W Washington St, Suite 1300, Chicago, IL 60606
333 N. Randall Road, Suite 104, St. Charles, IL 60175
103 Ogden Ave, Suite 202, Clarendon Hills, IL 60514
120 N. LaSalle Suite 950, Chicago, IL 60602
North Riverside Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in North Riverside
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in North Riverside 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