Health and Safety Code section 11350

Health and Safety Code section 11350 prohibits the possession of heroine, cocaine, mescaline, peyote, THC, or a number of other specified substances. It does not prohibit the possession of mecloqualone, methaqualone, or GHB, but HSC11351 and HSC11352 prohibit the possession for sale or distribution thereof.

Statute

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this division, every person who possesses (1) any controlled substance specified in subdivision (b) or (c), or paragraph (1) of subdivision (f) 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, unless upon the written prescription of a physician, dentist, podiatrist, or veterinarian licensed to practice in this state, shall be punished by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in this division, every person who possesses any controlled substance specified in subdivision (e) of Section 11054 shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year or pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code.

(c) Except as otherwise provided in this division, whenever a person who possesses any of the controlled substances specified in subdivision (a) or (b), the judge may, in addition to any punishment provided for pursuant to subdivision (a) or (b), assess against that person a fine not to exceed seventy dollars ($70) with 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.

(d) Except in unusual cases in which it would not serve the interest of justice to do so, whenever a court grants probation pursuant to a felony conviction under this section, in addition to any other conditions of probation which may be imposed, the following conditions of probation shall be ordered:

(1) For a first offense under this section, a fine of at least one thousand dollars ($1,000) or community service.

(2) For a second or subsequent offense under this section, a fine of at least two thousand dollars ($2,000) or community service.

(3) If a defendant does not have the ability to pay the minimum fines specified in paragraphs (1) and (2), community service shall be ordered in lieu of the fine.

(Added by Stats.1972, c. 1407, p. 2987, § 3. Amended by Stats.1973, c. 1078, p. 2171, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1973; Stats.1975, c. 1087, p. 2647, § 1; Stats.1976, c. 1139, p. 5079, § 65, operative July 1, 1977; Stats.1983, c. 790, § 3; Stats.1984, c. 1635, § 50; Stats.1986, c. 1044, § 3; Stats.1987, c. 970, § 1; Stats.1989, c. 534, § 1; Stats.1991, c. 257 (A.B.1706), § 1; Stats.2000, c. 8 (S.B.550), § 3, eff. March 29, 2000; Stats.2011, c. 15 (A.B.109), § 151, eff. April 4, 2011, operative Oct. 1, 2011.)

Controlled substances covered in statute

• Schedule I
  • Opiates
    1. Acetylmethadol
    2. Allylprodine
    3. Alphacetylmethadol (except levoalphacetylmethadol, also known as levo-alpha- acetylmethadol, levomethadyl acetate, or LAAM)
    4. Alphameprodine
    5. Alphamethadol
    6. Benzethidine
    7. Betacetylmethadol
    8. Betameprodine
    9. Betamethadol
    10. Betaprodine
    11. Clonitazene
    12. Dextromoramide
    13. Diampromide
    14. Diethylthiambutene
    15. Difenoxin
    16. Dimenoxadol
    17. Dimepheptanol
    18. Dimethylthiambutene
    19. Dioxaphetyl butyrate
    20. Dipipanone
    21. Ethylmethylthiambutene
    22. Etonitazene
    23. Etoxeridine
    24. Furethidine
    25. Hydroxypethidine
    26. Ketobemidone
    27. Levomoramide
    28. Levophenacylmorphan
    29. Morpheridine
    30. Noracymethadol
    31. Norlevorphanol
    32. Normethadone
    33. Norpipanone
    34. Phenadoxone
    35. Phenampromide
    36. Phenomorphan
    37. Phenoperidine
    38. Piritramide
    39. Proheptazine
    40. Properidine
    41. Propiram
    42. Racemoramide
    43. Tilidine
    44. Trimeperidine
    45. Acetylfentanyl (N-[1-phenethyl-4-piperidinyl] acetanilide)
    46. thiophene analog of acetylfentanyl (N-[1-[2-(2-thienyl)ethyl]-4-piperidinyl] acetanilide)
    47. 1-Methyl-4-Phenyl-4-Propionoxypiperidine (MPPP)
    48. 1-(2-Phenethyl)-4-Phenyl-4-Acetyloxypiperidine (PEPAP)
  • Opium derivatives
    1. Acetorphine
    2. Acetyldihydrocodeine
    3. Benzylmorphine
    4. Codeine methylbromide
    5. Codeine-N-Oxide
    6. Cyprenorphine
    7. Desomorphine
    8. Dihydromorphine
    9. Drotebanol
    10. Etorphine (except hydrochloride salt)
    11. Heroin
    12. Hydromorphinol
    13. Methyldesorphine
    14. Methyldihydromorphine
    15. Morphine methylbromide
    16. Morphine methylsulfonate
    17. Morphine-N-Oxide
    18. Myrophine
    19. Nicocodeine
    20. Nicomorphine
    21. Normorphine
    22. Pholcodine
    23. Thebacon
  • Hallucinogenic substances
    • Mescaline
    • Peyote
    • Tetrahydrocannabinols
  • Cocaine base
• Schedule II
  • Opium
    1. Raw opium.
    2. Opium extracts.
    3. Opium fluid extracts.
    4. Powdered opium.
    5. Granulated opium.
    6. Tincture of opium.
    7. Codeine.
    8. Ethylmorphine.
    9. Hydrocodone.
    10. Hydromorphone.
    11. Metopon.
    12. Morphine.
    13. Oxycodone.
    14. Oxymorphone.
    15. Thebaine.
  1. Opium poppy and poppy straw.
  2. Coca leaves and any salt, compound, derivative, or preparation of coca leaves, but not including decocainized coca leaves or extractions which do not contain cocaine or ecgonine.
  3. Concentrate of poppy straw (the crude extract of poppy straw in either liquid, solid, or powder form which contains the phenanthrene alkaloids of the opium poppy).
  4. Cocaine, except as specified in Section 11054.
  5. Ecgonine, whether natural or synthetic, or any salt, isomer, derivative, or preparation thereof.
  • Opiates. Unless specifically excepted or unless in another schedule, any of the following opiates, including its isomers, esters, ethers, salts, and salts of isomers, esters, and ethers whenever the existence of those isomers, esters, ethers, and salts is possible within the specific chemical designation, dextrorphan and levopropoxyphene excepted:
    1. Alfentanyl.
    2. Alphaprodine.
    3. Anileridine.
    4. Bezitramide.
    5. Bulk dextropropoxyphene (nondosage forms).
    6. Dihydrocodeine.
    7. Diphenoxylate.
    8. Fentanyl.
    9. Isomethadone.
    10. Levoalphacetylmethadol, also known as levo-alpha-acetylmethadol, levomethadyl acetate, or LAAM. This substance is authorized for the treatment of narcotic addicts under federal law (see Part 291 (commencing with Section 291.501) and Part 1308 (commencing with Section 1308.01) of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations).
    11. Levomethorphan.
    12. Levorphanol.
    13. Metazocine.
    14. Methadone.
    15. Methadone-Intermediate, 4-cyano-2-dimethylamino-4, 4-diphenyl butane.
    16. Moramide-Intermediate, 2-methyl-3-morpholino-1, 1-diphenylpropane-carboxylic acid.
    17. Pethidine (meperidine).
    18. Pethidine-Intermediate-A, 4-cyano-1-methyl-4-phenylpiperidine.
    19. Pethidine-Intermediate-B, ethyl-4-phenylpiperidine-4-carboxylate.
    20. Pethidine-Intermediate-C, 1-methyl-4-phenylpiperidine-4-carboxylic acid.
    21. Phenazocine.
    22. Piminodine.
    23. Racemethorphan.
    24. Racemorphan.
    25. Sufentanyl.
• Schedule III
  • Hallucinogenic substances
    • dronabinol (synthetic) in sesame oil and encapsulated in a soft gelatin capsule in a drug product approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration.
  • Narcotic drugs
    1. Not more than 1.8 grams of codeine per 100 milliliters or not more than 90 milligrams per dosage unit, with an equal or greater quantity of an isoquinoline alkaloid of opium.
    2. Not more than 1.8 grams of codeine per 100 milliliters or not more than 90 milligrams per dosage unit, with one or more active, nonnarcotic ingredients in recognized therapeutic amounts.
    3. Not more than 300 milligrams of dihydrocodeinone per 100 milliliters or not more than 15 milligrams per dosage unit, with a fourfold or greater quantity of an isoquinoline alkaloid of opium.
    4. Not more than 300 milligrams of dihydrocodeinone per 100 milliliters or not more than 15 milligrams per dosage unit, with one or more active nonnarcotic ingredients in recognized therapeutic amounts. Additionally, oral liquid preparations of dihydrocodeinone containing the above specified amounts may not contain as its nonnarcotic ingredients two or more antihistamines in combination with each other.
    5. Not more than 1.8 grams of dihydrocodeine per 100 milliliters or not more than 90 milligrams per dosage unit, with one or more active nonnarcotic ingredients in recognized therapeutic amounts.
    6. Not more than 300 milligrams of ethylmorphine per 100 milliliters or not more than 15 milligrams per dosage unit, with one or more active, nonnarcotic ingredients in recognized therapeutic amounts.
    7. Not more than 500 milligrams of opium per 100 milliliters or per 100 grams or not more than 25 milligrams per dosage unit, with one or more active, nonnarcotic ingredients in recognized therapeutic amounts.
    8. Not more than 50 milligrams of morphine per 100 milliliters or per 100 grams, with one or more active, nonnarcotic ingredients in recognized therapeutic amounts.
• Schedule IV
  • Narcotic drugs
    1. Not more than 1 milligram of difenoxin and not less than 25 micrograms of atropine sulfate per dosage unit.
    2. Dextropropoxyphene (alpha-(+)-4-dimethylamino-1, 2-diphenyl-3-methyl-2-propionoxybutane).
    3. Butorphanol.
• Schedule V
  • Narcotic drugs
    1. Not more than 200 milligrams of codeine per 100 milliliters or per 100 grams.
    2. Not more than 100 milligrams of dihydrocodeine per 100 milliliters or per 100 grams.
    3. Not more than 100 milligrams of ethylmorphine per 100 milliliters or per 100 grams.
    4. Not more than 2.5 milligrams of diphenoxylate and not less than 25 micrograms of atropine sulfate per dosage unit.
    5. Not more than 100 milligrams of opium per 100 milliliters or per 100 grams.
    6. Not more than 0.5 milligram of difenoxin and not less than 25 micrograms of atropine sulfate per dosage unit.