Arizona legal term
Coca leaves in Arizona Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Arizona legislative session
In Arizona criminal law, “Coca leaves” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Arizona criminal code.
What does “Coca leaves” mean in Arizona criminal law?
"Coca leaves" means cocaine, its optical isomers and any compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture or preparation of coca leaves, except derivatives of coca leaves which do not contain cocaine, ecgonine or substances from which cocaine or ecgonine may be synthesized or made. 6. (A.R.S. § 13-3401)
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