California · Health and Safety Code - HSC

HSC §11379.2: Except as otherwise provided in Article 7 (commencing with Section 4211) of Chapter 9 of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code, every person who possesses for sale or sells any controlled su

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Possessing for sale or selling controlled substances listed in Health and Safety Code Section 11056(g) is punishable by up to one year in county jail or state prison.

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Except as otherwise provided in Article 7 (commencing with Section 4211) of Chapter 9 of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code, every person who possesses for sale or sells any controlled substance specified in subdivision (g) of Section 11056 shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not more than one year or in the state prison.

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