Illinois § 112a

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§ 112a.

Article 112a. Wrongful use, possession, etc., of controlled substances. (a) Any person subject to this Code who wrongfully uses, possesses, manufactures, distributes, imports into the customs territory of the United States, exports from the United States, or introduces into an installation, vessel, vehicle, or aircraft used by or under the control of the armed forces of the United States or of any state military forces a substance described in subsection (b) shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. (b) The substances referred to in subsection (a) are the following: (1) Opium, heroin, cocaine, amphetamine, lysergic acid diethylamide, methamphetamine, phencyclidine, barbituric acid, and marijuana and any compound or derivative of any such substance. (2) Any substance not specified in paragraph (1) that is listed on a schedule of controlled substances prescribed by the President for the purposes of the Uniform Code of Military Justice of the armed forces of the United States (10 U.S.C. 801 et seq.). (3) Any other substance not specified in paragraph (1) or contained on a list prescribed by the President under paragraph (2) that is listed in schedules I through V of Article 202 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812). (Source: P.A. 99-796, eff. 1-1-17.)

Source: official Illinois text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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