California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 11351

Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 152. (AB 109) Effective April 4, 2011. Operative October 1, 2011, by Sec. 636 of Ch. 15, as amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 39, Sec. 68.

Except as otherwise provided in this division, every person who possesses for sale or purchases for purposes of sale (1) any controlled substance specified in subdivision (b), (c), or (e) of Section 11054, specified in paragraph (14), (15), or (20) of subdivision (d) of Section 11054, or specified in subdivision (b) or (c) of Section 11055, or specified in subdivision (h) of Section 11056, or (2) any controlled substance classified in Schedule III, IV, or V which is a narcotic drug, shall be punished by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code for two, three, or four years.

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Cal. Health & Saf. Code § 11351 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/hsc/division-10-uniform-controlled-substances-act/chapter-6-offenses-and-penalties/article-1-offenses-involving-controlled-substances-formerly-classified-as-narcotics/section-11351

Other sections in Article 1 - Offenses Involving Controlled Substances Formerly Classified as Narcotics

§ 11350§ 11350.5§ 11351§ 11351.5§ 11352§ 11352.1§ 11352.5§ 11353§ 11353.1§ 11353.4§ 11353.5§ 11353.6§ 11353.7§ 11354§ 11355§ 11356§ 11356.5§ 11356.6

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