California · Health and Safety Code - HSC
HSC §11370.1: (a) Notwithstanding Section 11350 or 11377 or any other provision of law, every person who unlawfully possesses any amount of a substance containing cocaine base, a substance containing cocaine, a sub
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A person who unlawfully possesses cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, fentanyl, or phencyclidine while armed with a loaded, operable firearm commits a felony punishable by 2–4 years in prison.
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