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720 ILCS 550/4

(720 ILCS 550/4) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 704)

Sec. 4.

It is unlawful for any person knowingly to possess cannabis. Any person
who violates this section with respect to:

(a) not more than 2.5 grams of any substance

containing cannabis is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor;

(b) more than 2.5 grams but not more than 10 grams of

any substance containing cannabis is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor;

(c) more than 10 grams but not more than 30 grams of

any substance containing cannabis is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor; provided, that if any offense under this subsection (c) is a subsequent offense, the offender shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony;

(d) more than 30 grams but not more than 500 grams of

any substance containing cannabis is guilty of a Class 4 felony; provided that if any offense under this subsection (d) is a subsequent offense, the offender shall be guilty of a Class 3 felony;

(e) more than 500 grams but not more than 2,000 grams

of any substance containing cannabis is guilty of a Class 3 felony;

(f) more than 2,000 grams but not more than 5,000

grams of any substance containing cannabis is guilty of a Class 2 felony;

(g) more than 5,000 grams of any substance containing

cannabis is guilty of a Class 1 felony.

(Source: P.A. 90‑397, eff. 8‑15‑97.)