Health and Safety Code section 11377

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Health and Safety Code section 11377 prohibits the possession of certain drugs, including methamphetamines.

Statute

(a) Except as authorized by law and as otherwise provided in subdivision (b) or Section 11375, or in Article 7 (commencing with Section 4211) of Chapter 9 of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code, every person who possesses any controlled substance which is

(1) classified in Schedule III, IV, or V, and which is not a narcotic drug,
(2) specified in subdivision (d) of Section 11054, except paragraphs (13), (14), (15), and (20) of subdivision (d),
(3) specified in paragraph (11) of subdivision (c) of Section 11056,
(4) specified in paragraph (2) or (3) of subdivision (f) of Section 11054, or
(5) specified in subdivision (d), (e), or (f) of Section 11055,

unless upon the prescription of a physician, dentist, podiatrist, or veterinarian, licensed to practice in this state, shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail for a period of not more than one year or pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code.

(b)

(1) Any person who violates subdivision (a) by unlawfully possessing a controlled substance specified in subdivision (f) of Section 11056, and who has not previously been convicted of a violation involving a controlled substance specified in subdivision (f) of Section 11056, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(2) Any person who violates subdivision (a) by unlawfully possessing a controlled substance specified in subdivision (g) of Section 11056 is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(3) Any person who violates subdivision (a) by unlawfully possessing a controlled substance specified in paragraph (7) or (8) of subdivision (d) of Section 11055 is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(4) Any person who violates subdivision (a) by unlawfully possessing a controlled substance specified in paragraph (8) of subdivision (f) of Section 11057 is guilty of a misdemeanor.

(c) In addition to any fine assessed under subdivision (b), the judge may assess a fine not to exceed seventy dollars ($70) against any person who violates subdivision (a), with the proceeds of this fine to be used in accordance with Section 1463.23 of the Penal Code. The court shall, however, take into consideration the defendant's ability to pay, and no defendant shall be denied probation because of his or her inability to pay the fine permitted under this subdivision.

(Added by Stats.1972, c. 1407, p. 3021, § 3. Amended by Stats.1973, c. 1078, p. 2183, § 22, eff. Oct. 1, 1973; Stats.1973, c. 1088, p. 2206, § 3, eff. Oct. 1, 1973; Stats.1976, c. 1139, p. 5084, § 81, operative July 1, 1977; Stats.1977, c. 843, p. 2535, § 23; Stats.1978, c. 699, p. 2212, § 3; Stats.1981, c. 742, p. 2907, § 1; Stats.1984, c. 1635, § 65; Stats.1985, c. 3, § 3, eff. Jan. 29, 1985; Stats.1986, c. 1033, § 2; Stats.1986, c. 1044, § 20.5; Stats.1988, c. 1243, § 3; Stats.1991, c. 294 (A.B.444), § 2; Stats.1998, c. 358 (A.B.1731), § 1; Stats.1999, c. 975 (A.B.924), § 3; Stats.2001, c. 838 (A.B.98), § 3; Stats.2001, c. 841 (A.B.258), § 5.5; Stats.2002, c. 664 (A.B.3034), § 131; Stats.2008, c. 292 (A.B.1141), § 3; Stats.2011, c. 15 (A.B.109), § 171, eff. April 4, 2011, operative Oct. 1, 2011.)

Punishment

HSC11377(a) is punishable as a wobbler, a misdemeanor with up to one year in county jail or as a 16-2-3 county jail felony.

HSC11377(b)(1) punishes first-time possession of anabolic steroids or chorionic gonadotropin by as a misdemeanor with up to six months in county jail.

HSC11377(b)(2) punishes possession of ketamine as a misdemeanor with up to six months in county jail.

HSC11377(b)(3) punishes possession of khat or cathinone as a misdemeanor with up to six months in county jail.

HSC11377(b)(4) punishes possession of cathine ((+)-norpseudoephedrine) as a misdemeanor with up to six months in county jail.

Controlled substances covered by HSC11377(a)

  • Schedule I
    • Hallucinogenic substances
      1. 4-bromo-2,5-dimethoxy-amphetamine--Some trade or other names: 4-bromo-2,5-dimethoxy-alpha-methylphenethylamine; 4-bromo-2,5-DMA.
      2. 2,5-dimethoxyamphetamine--Some trade or other names: 2,5-dimethoxy-alpha-methylphenethylamine; 2,5-DMA.
      3. 4-methoxyamphetamine--Some trade or other names: 4-methoxy-alpha-methylphenethylamine, paramethoxyamphetamine, PMA.
      4. 5-methoxy-3,4-methylenedioxy-amphetamine.
      5. 4-methyl-2,5-dimethoxy-amphetamine--Some trade or other names: 4-methyl-2,5-dimethoxy-alpha-methylphenethylamine; “DOM”; and “STP.”
      6. 3,4-methylenedioxy amphetamine.
      7. 3,4,5-trimethoxy amphetamine.
      8. Bufotenine--Some trade or other names: 3-(beta-dimethylaminoethyl)-5-hydroxyindole; 3-(2-dimethylaminoethyl)-5 indolol; N,N-dimethylserolonin, 5-hydroxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine; mappine.
      9. Diethyltryptamine--Some trade or other names: N,N-Diethyltryptamine; DET.
      10. Dimethyltryptamine--Some trade or other names: DMT.
      11. Ibogaine--Some trade or other names: 7-Ethyl-6,6beta, 7,8,9,10,12,13-octahydro-2-methoxy-6,9-methano-5H-pyrido [1',2':1,2] azepino [5,4-b] indole; Tabernantheiboga.
      12. Lysergic acid diethylamide.
      13. Marijuana. (Not covered by HSC11377, but covered by HSC11357.)
      14. Mescaline. (Not covered by HSC11377, but covered by HSC11350.)
      15. Peyote (Not covered by HSC11377, but covered by HSC11350.)
      16. N-ethyl-3-piperidyl benzilate.
      17. N-methyl-3-piperidyl benzilate.
      18. Psilocybin.
      19. Psilocyn.
      20. Tetrahydrocannabinols. (Not covered by HSC11377)
      21. Ethylamine analog of phencyclidine--Some trade or other names: N-ethyl-1-phenylcyclohexylamine, (1-phenylcyclohexyl) ethylamine, N-(1-phenylcyclohexyl) ethylamine, cyclohexamine, PCE.
      22. Pyrrolidine analog of phencyclidine--Some trade or other names: 1-(1-phenylcyclohexyl)-pyrrolidine, PCP, PHP.
      23. Thiophene analog of phencyclidine--Some trade or other names: 1-[1-(2 thienyl)-cyclohexyl]-piperidine, 2-thienyl analog of phencyclidine, TPCP, TCP.
    • Fenethylline, including its salts.
    • N-Ethylamphetamine, including its salts.
  • Schedule II
    • Stimulants
      1. Amphetamine, its salts, optical isomers, and salts of its optical isomers.
      2. Methamphetamine, its salts, isomers, and salts of its isomers.
      3. Dimethylamphetamine (N,N-dimethylamphetamine), its salts, isomers, and salts of its isomers.
      4. N-Ethylmethamphetamine (N-ethyl, N-methylamphetamine), its salts, isomers, and salts of its isomers.
      5. Phenmetrazine and its salts.
      6. Methylphenidate.
      7. Khat, which includes all parts of the plant classified botanically as Catha Edulis, whether growing or not, the seeds thereof, any extract from any part of the plant, and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the plant, its seeds, or extracts.
      8. Cathinone (also known as alpha-aminopropiophenone, 2-aminopropiophenone, and norephedrone).
    • Depressants
      1. Amobarbital.
      2. Pentobarbital.
      3. Phencyclidines, including the following:
        1. 1-(1-phenylcyclohexyl) piperidine (PCP).
        2. 1-(1-phenylcyclohexyl) morpholine (PCM).
        3. Any analog of phencyclidine which is added by the Attorney General by regulation pursuant to this paragraph.
      4. Secobarbital.
      5. Glutethimide.
    • Immediate precursors
      1. Immediate precursor to amphetamine and methamphetamine:
        1. Phenylacetone. Some trade or other names: phenyl-2 propanone; P2P; benzyl methyl ketone; methyl benzyl ketone.
      2. Immediate precursors to phencyclidine (PCP):
        1. 1-phenylcyclohexylamine.
        2. 1-piperidinocyclohexane carbonitrile (PCC).
  • Schedule III
    • Stimulants
      1. Those compounds, mixtures, or preparations in dosage unit form containing any stimulant substances listed in Schedule II which compounds, mixtures, or preparations were listed on August 25, 1971, as excepted compounds under Section 1308.32 of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations, and any other drug of the quantitative composition shown in that list for those drugs or which is the same except that it contains a lesser quantity of controlled substances.
      2. Benzphetamine.
      3. Chlorphentermine.
      4. Clortermine.
      5. Mazindol.
      6. Phendimetrazine.
    • Depressants.
      1. Any compound, mixture, or preparation containing any of the following:
        1. Amobarbital
        2. Secobarbital
        3. Pentobarbital or any salt thereof and one or more other active medicinal ingredients which are not listed in any schedule.
      2. (2) Any suppository dosage form containing any of the following:
        1. Amobarbital
        2. Secobarbital
        3. Pentobarbital or any salt of any of these drugs and approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration for marketing only as a suppository.
      3. Any substance which contains any quantity of a derivative of barbituric acid or any salt thereof.
      4. Chlorhexadol.
      5. Lysergic acid.
      6. Lysergic acid amide.
      7. Methyprylon.
      8. Sulfondiethylmethane.
      9. Sulfonethylmethane.
      10. Sulfonmethane.
      11. Gamma hydroxybutyric acid, and its salts, isomers and salts of isomers, contained in a drug product for which an application has been approved under Section 505 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. Sec. 355).
    • Nalorphine.
    • Anabolic steroids and chorionic gonadotropin
      1. Androisoxazole.
      2. Androstenediol.
      3. Bolandiol.
      4. Bolasterone.
      5. Boldenone.
      6. Chlormethandienone.
      7. Clostebol.
      8. Dihydromesterone.
      9. Ethylestrenol.
      10. Fluoxymesterone.
      11. Formyldienolone.
      12. 4-Hydroxy-19-nortestosterone.
      13. Mesterolone.
      14. Methandriol.
      15. Methandrostenolone.
      16. Methenolone.
      17. 17-Methyltestosterone.
      18. Methyltrienolone.
      19. Nandrolone.
      20. Norbolethone.
      21. Norethandrolone.
      22. Normethandrolone.
      23. Oxandrolone.
      24. Oxymestrone.
      25. Oxymetholone.
      26. Quinbolone.
      27. Stanolone.
      28. Stanozolol.
      29. Stenbolone.
      30. Testosterone.
      31. Trenbolone.
      32. Chorionic Gonadotropin (HGC)
    • Ketamine
    • Dronabinol (synthetic) in sesame oil and encapsulated in a soft gelatin capsule in a drug product approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration.
  • Schedule IV
    • Depressants
      1. Alprazolam.
      2. Barbital.
      3. Chloral betaine.
      4. Chloral hydrate.
      5. Chlordiazepoxide.
      6. Clobazam.
      7. Clonazepam.
      8. Clorazepate.
      9. Diazepam.
      10. Estazolam.
      11. Ethchlorvynol.
      12. Ethinamate.
      13. Flunitrazepam.
      14. Flurazepam.
      15. Halazepam.
      16. Lorazepam.
      17. Mebutamate.
      18. Meprobamate.
      19. Methohexital.
      20. Methylphenobarbital (Mephobarbital).
      21. Midazolam.
      22. Nitrazepam.
      23. Oxazepam.
      24. Paraldehyde.
      25. Petrichoral.
      26. Phenobarbital.
      27. Prazepam.
      28. Quazepam.
      29. Temazepam.
      30. Triazolam.
      31. Zaleplon.
      32. Zolpidem.
    • Fenfluramine
    • Stimulants
      1. Diethylpropion.
      2. Mazindol.
      3. Modafinil.
      4. Phentermine.
      5. Pemoline (including organometallic complexes and chelates thereof).
      6. Pipradrol.
      7. SPA ((-)-1-dimethylamino-1,2-diphenylethane).
      8. Cathine ((+)-norpseudoephedrine).
    • Pentazocine
  • Schedule V
    • Buprenorphine

Controlled substances covered by HSC11377(b)

  • HSC11377(b)(1)
    • Anabolic steroids and chorionic gonadotropin
      1. Androisoxazole.
      2. Androstenediol.
      3. Bolandiol.
      4. Bolasterone.
      5. Boldenone.
      6. Chlormethandienone.
      7. Clostebol.
      8. Dihydromesterone.
      9. Ethylestrenol.
      10. Fluoxymesterone.
      11. Formyldienolone.
      12. 4-Hydroxy-19-nortestosterone.
      13. Mesterolone.
      14. Methandriol.
      15. Methandrostenolone.
      16. Methenolone.
      17. 17-Methyltestosterone.
      18. Methyltrienolone.
      19. Nandrolone.
      20. Norbolethone.
      21. Norethandrolone.
      22. Normethandrolone.
      23. Oxandrolone.
      24. Oxymestrone.
      25. Oxymetholone.
      26. Quinbolone.
      27. Stanolone.
      28. Stanozolol.
      29. Stenbolone.
      30. Testosterone.
      31. Trenbolone.
      32. Chorionic Gonadotropin (HGC).
  • HSC11377(b)(2)
    • Ketamine
  • HSC11377(b)(3)
    • Khat
    • Cathinone (also known as alpha-aminopropiophenone, 2-aminopropiophenone, and norephedrone).
  • HSC11377(b)(4)
    • Cathine ((+)-norpseudoephedrine).