Top Richton Park, 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
444 W. Lake Street, Chicago, IL 60606-0029
11101 S Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60643
225 W Washington St, Suite 1550, Chicago, IL 60606
715 Lake St, Suite 516, Oak Park, IL 60301
17N208 Route 31, West Dundee, IL 60118
203 N LaSalle Street, Suite 2100, Chicago, IL 60601-1226
570 Lake Cook Road, Suite 318, Deerfield, IL 60015
134 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1300, Chicago, IL 60602
141 W. Jackson Blvd, Suite 2800, Chicago, IL 60604
1 South Dearborn Street, Suite 1500, Chicago, IL 60603
30 North LaSalle, Suite 3100, Chicago, IL 60602
150 N Riverside Plaza, Suite 2700, Chicago, IL 60606
353 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60654
Monadock Building, 53 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1750, Chicago, IL 60604
300 N La Salle Dr, Suite 4400, Chicago, IL 60654
666 Russel Court, Suite 100A, Woodstock, IL 60098
233 South Wacker Drive, Suite 7100, Chicago, IL 60606
180 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 3700, Chicago, IL 60601-2809
333 South Wabash Avenue, Suite 2700, Chicago, IL 60604
123 N Wacker Dr, 21st Floor, Chicago, IL 60606
360 N Green St, Suite 1300, Chicago, IL 60607
320 S Canal St, Chicago, IL 60606
353 N. Clark Street, Suite 3600, Chicago, IL 60654
25 N. County Street, Waukegan, IL 60085
222 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2600, Chicago, IL 60601
Richton Park Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in Richton Park
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in Richton Park 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