California legal term
Sale for personal use in California Criminal Law
Current through 2026 California legislative session
In California criminal law, “Sale for personal use” 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 California criminal code.
What does “Sale for personal use” mean in California criminal law?
“Sale for personal use” means the sale in a single transaction to an individual customer for a legitimate medical use of a product containing ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, norpseudoephedrine, or phenylpropanolamine in dosages at or below that specified in paragraph (3) of subdivision (g). “Sale for personal use” also includes the sale of those products to employers to be dispensed to employees from first-aid kits or medicine chests. (Cal. Health & Safety Code § 11100)
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