Every person who opens or maintains any place for the purpose of unlawfully selling, giving away, or using any controlled substance which is (1) specified in subdivision (b), (c), or (e), or paragraph (1) of subdivision (f) of Section 11054, specified in paragraph (13), (14), (15), or (20) of subdivision (d) of Section 11054, or specified in subdivision (b), (c), paragraph (1) or (2) of subdivision (d), or paragraph (3) of subdivision (e) of Section 11055, or (2) which is a narcotic drug classified in Schedule III, IV, or V, shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not more than one year or the state prison.
Cal. Health & Safety Code § 11366
Miscellaneous Offenses and Provisions
Known as the California Uniform Controlled Substances Act
The act spans §§ 11000–11651 (376 sections).
Applied in 21 court decisions — leading case 82 Cal. App. 4th 784 - People v. Frawley (2000)
Most recently applied in 248 Cal. Rptr. 3d 39 - People v. Fryhaat (May 2019)
Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 492, Sec. 1.
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