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.
Cal. Health & Safety Code § 11351
Offenses Involving Controlled Substances Formerly Classified as Narcotics
Known as the California Uniform Controlled Substances Act
The act spans §§ 11000–11651 (376 sections).
Applied in 71 court decisions — leading case 233 Cal. App. 4th 1085 - People v. Rivera (2015)
Most recently applied in Kwang Park v. Merrick Garland (June 2023)
Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 152
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