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Cal. Health & Safety Code § 11378
Current through 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12)
Part of Article 5: Offenses Involving Controlled Substances Formerly Classified as Restricted Dangerous Drugs, California Health and Safety Code.
Full text of Cal. Health & Safety Code § 11378
Statutory text current through the 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of California.
Except as otherwise provided in Article 7 (commencing with Section 4110) of Chapter 9 of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code, a person who possesses for sale a controlled substance that meets any of the following criteria shall be punished by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code: (1) The substance is classified in Schedule III, IV, or V and is not a narcotic drug, except the substance specified in subdivision (g) of Section 11056. (2) The substance is specified in subdivision (d) of Section 11054, except paragraphs (13), (14), (15), (20), (21), (22), and (23) of subdivision (d). (3) The substance is specified in paragraph (11) of subdivision (c) of Section 11056. (4) The substance is specified in paragraph (2) or (3) of subdivision (f) of Section 11054. (5) The substance is specified in subdivision (d), (e), or (f), except paragraph (3) of subdivision (e) and subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (f), of Section 11055.
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