Illinois Controlled Substances Act - Illinois Controlled Substances Act

(720 ILCS 570/100) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 1100) Sec. 100. Legislative intent. It is the intent of the General Assembly, recognizing the rising incidence in the misuse of drugs and other dangerous substances and its resultant damage to the peace, health, and welfare of the citizens of Illinois, to provide a system of control over the distribution and use of controlled substances which will more effectively: (1) limit access of such substances only to those persons who have demonstrated an appropriate sense of responsibility and have a lawful and legitimate reason to possess them; (2) deter the unlawful and destructive misuse of controlled substances; (3) penalize most heavily the illicit traffickers or profiteers of controlled substances, who propagate and perpetuate the misuse of such subs...