Health and Safety Code § 11375
ARTICLE 4. Miscellaneous Offenses and Provisions
The Legislature's export lists more than one version of this section and does not state which is in force on September 28, 2026. All versions are shown below. Check the official source.
(a) As to the substances specified in subdivision (c), this section, and not Sections 11377, 11378, 11379, and 11380, shall apply.
(b) (1) Every person who possesses for sale, or who sells, any substance specified in subdivision (c) shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not more than one year or state prison.
(2) Every person who possesses any controlled substance specified in subdivision (c), unless upon the prescription of a physician, dentist, podiatrist, or veterinarian, licensed to practice in this state, shall be guilty of an infraction or a misdemeanor.
(c) This section shall apply to any material, compound, mixture, or preparation containing any of the following substances:
(1) Chlordiazepoxide.
(2) Clonazepam.
(3) Clorazepate.
(4) Diazepam.
(5) Flurazepam.
(6) Lorazepam.
(7) Mebutamate.
(8) Oxazepam.
(9) Prazepam.
(10) Temazepam.
(11) Halazepam.
(12) Alprazolam.
(13) Propoxyphene.
(14) Diethylpropion.
(15) Phentermine.
(16) Pemoline.
(17) Triazolam.
Other version (effective January 1, 2025): status not stated in the export
Amended (as amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 838, Sec. 2) by Stats. 2024, Ch. 98, Sec. 2. (AB 2018) Effective January 1, 2025. Superseded on operative date of amendment by Stats. 1996, Ch. 109, as further amended by Sec. 1 of Stats. 2001, Ch. 838.
(a) As to the substances specified in subdivision (c), this section, and not Sections 11377, 11378, 11379, and 11380, shall apply.
(b) (1) A person who possesses for sale, or who sells, a substance specified in subdivision (c) shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not more than one year or state prison.
(2) A person who possesses a controlled substance specified in subdivision (c), unless upon the prescription of a physician, dentist, podiatrist, or veterinarian, licensed to practice in this state, shall be guilty of an infraction or a misdemeanor.
(c) This section shall apply to a material, compound, mixture, or preparation containing any of the following substances:
(1) Chlordiazepoxide.
(2) Clonazepam.
(3) Clorazepate.
(4) Diazepam.
(5) Flurazepam.
(6) Lorazepam.
(7) Mebutamate.
(8) Oxazepam.
(9) Prazepam.
(10) Temazepam.
(11) Halazepam.
(12) Alprazolam.
(13) Propoxyphene.
(14) Diethylpropion.
(15) Phentermine.
(16) Pemoline.
(17) Triazolam.