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While drug possession charges take place every day in Chicago and across the rest of the state, that doesn’t do much to alleviate the fear and uncertainty that happens when you find yourself being arrested. Because the circumstances around each drug possession charge are so varied, there are many possible defense options for defendants to consider. It’s important to get…
One area of drug crime policy where there have been some major shifts in recent times here in the U.S. is marijuana policy. A general trend that is occurring in many states in this regard is a move towards more leniency when it comes to marijuana offenses. One of the leniency trends has been a move towards decriminalization for marijuana…
Here in Illinois, there are some drug offenses that are always felony offenses, regardless of the amount of drugs involved. Methamphetamine possession is one of these offenses. Under current Illinois law, there is no such thing as a misdemeanor methamphetamine possession charge. Now, just because methamphetamine possession is a felony offense in the state whatever the amount of methamphetamine possessed…
A person’s life can be vastly impacted if they are accused and found guilty of possessing marijuana here in Illinois. This is even the case for small amounts. A first offense of possessing 30 grams or less of marijuana is a misdemeanor offense under state law. The penalties for such a first offense vary, but can be up to a…
Prosecutors often have a fair amount of discretion when it comes to drug prosecutions. Thus, changes in drug prosecution policy can have some pretty major impacts. A change in drug prosecution policy was recently announced here in Cook County. The new policy represents a softening when it comes to the stance towards low-level drug offenses in the Chicago area. Among…
Sometimes, in drug crime cases, authorities use responses a suspect gave to questions police asked as evidence against the suspect in criminal proceedings. There are certain things that can impact whether such evidence is in fact allowed to be used in criminal proceedings. If the suspect’s responses were given during a custodial interrogation, one such thing is whether police gave…
As our readers have likely heard, the potential federal government shutdown has been prevented. A government spending bill that acquired the moniker “Cromnibus” was signed by the president earlier this week. One might be wondering why we are discussing this funding legislation on our drug crimes blog. It is because among the many provisions of this legislation is a provision…
When it comes to possession crimes, the main thing that may come to a person’s mind is drug possession, like marijuana possession, cocaine possession or heroin possession. However, it is important to note that drug possession in not the only type of drug-related possession crime here in Illinois. Another such crime is drug paraphernalia possession. Today, we will go over…
One thing a drug possession conviction can lead to is a severe curtailing of one’s freedom. A person convicted of such an offense could end up having a nearly complete loss of freedom for a time through a prison sentence. However, prison sentences are not the only penalty that can be issued in drug possession cases that can have significant…
Marijuana law is a rather confusing area of criminal law here in Illinois, in part because medical use of this drug has been legalized in the state. While some instances of marijuana possession are legal under state law, there are still a great many that are not. Under such circumstances, one could easily see instances arising in which individuals find…