{"code":"HSC","codeName":"Health and Safety Code","section":"109550","citation":"Health & Saf. Code, § 109550","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500. - 119406.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/division-104"},{"name":"PART 4. DRUGS, DEVICES, AND COSMETICS [109250. - 109590.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/division-104/part-4"},{"name":"CHAPTER 5. Imitation Controlled Substances [109525. - 109590.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/division-104/part-4/chapter-5"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. Provisions and Definitions [109525. - 109555.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/division-104/part-4/chapter-5/article-1"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6.   Effective January 1, 1996.","effective":"1996-01-01","html":"<p>“Imitation controlled substance” means (a) a product specifically designed or manufactured to resemble the physical appearance of a controlled substance, that a reasonable person of ordinary knowledge would not be able to distinguish the imitation from the controlled substance by outward appearances, or (b) a product, not a controlled substance, that, by representations made and by dosage unit appearance, including color, shape, size, or markings, would lead a reasonable person to believe that, if ingested, the product would have a stimulant or depressant effect similar to or the same as that of one or more of the controlled substances included in Schedules I through V, inclusive, of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section <a href=\"/hsc/11053\">11053</a>) of Division 10.</p>","text":"“Imitation controlled substance” means (a) a product specifically designed or manufactured to resemble the physical appearance of a controlled substance, that a reasonable person of ordinary knowledge would not be able to distinguish the imitation from the controlled substance by outward appearances, or (b) a product, not a controlled substance, that, by representations made and by dosage unit appearance, including color, shape, size, or markings, would lead a reasonable person to believe that, if ingested, the product would have a stimulant or depressant effect similar to or the same as that of one or more of the controlled substances included in Schedules I through V, inclusive, of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11053) of Division 10.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/provisions-and-definitions-109550","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}