CALIFORNIA CODESHEALTH
AND SAFETY CODESECTION 11383-1138411383.
(a) Any person who possesses both methylamine andphenyl-2-propanone (phenylacetone)
at the same time with the intentto manufacture methamphetamine, or
who possesses both ethylamine andphenyl-2-propanone (phenylacetone) at the
same time with the intent to manufacture N-ethylamphetamine, is guilty of
a felony and shall bepunished by imprisonment in the state prison for two,
four, or sixyears.
(b) Any person who possesses at the same time any of the following combinations,
or a combination product thereof, with intent tomanufacture phencyclidine
(PCP) or any of its analogs specified inparagraph (22) of subdivision
(d) of Section 11054 or paragraph (3)of subdivision
(e) of Section 11055 is guilty of a felony and shallbe punished by imprisonment
in the state prison for two, four, or sixyears:
Piperidine and cyclohexanone.
Pyrrolidine and cyclohexanone.
Morpholine and cyclohexanone.
(c) (1) Any person who, with intent to manufacture methamphetamine
or any of its analogs specified in subdivision
(d) of Section 11055,possesses ephedrine or pseudoephedrine, or any salts,
isomers, orsalts of isomers of ephedrine or pseudoephedrine, or who possesses
asubstance containing ephedrine or pseudoephedrine, or any salts,isomers,
or salts of isomers of ephedrine or pseudoephedrine, or whopossesses at the
same time any of the following, or a combinationproduct thereof, is guilty
of a felony and shall be punished byimprisonment in the state prison for
two, four, or six years:
(A) Ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, norpseudoephedrine,N-methylephedrine,
N-ethylephedrine, N-methylpseudoephedrine,N-ethylpseudoephedrine, or phenylpropanolamine,
plus hydriodic acid.
(C) Ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, norpseudoephedrine,N-methylephedrine,
N-ethylephedrine, N-methylpseudoephedrine,N-ethylpseudoephedrine, or phenylpropanolamine,
plus phosphoruspentachloride and hydrogen gas.
(D) Ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, norpseudoephedrine,N-methylephedrine,
N-ethylephedrine, N-methylpseudoephedrine,N-ethylpseudoephedrine, chloroephedrine
and chloropseudoephedrine, orphenylpropanolamine, plus any "reducing" agent.
(2) Any person who, with intent to manufacture methamphetamine
orany of its analogs specified in subdivision
(d) of Section 11055,possesses hydriodic acid or any product containing hydriodic
acid isguilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the stateprison
for two, four, or six years.
(d) For purposes of this section, "reducing" means a chemicalreaction in
which hydrogen combines with another substance or inwhich oxygen is removed
from a substance.
(e) For purposes of this section, possession of the optical,positional, or
geometric isomer of any of the compounds listed inthis section shall be deemed
to be possession of the derivativesubstance.
(f) For purposes of this section, possession of immediateprecursors sufficient
for the manufacture of methylamine, ethylamine, phenyl-2-propanone, piperidine,
cyclohexanone, pyrrolidine, morpholine, ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, norpseudoephedrine,
N-methylephedrine, N-ethylephedrine, phenylpropanolamine, hydriodicacid,
thionyl chloride, or phosphorus pentachloride shall be deemedto be possession
of the derivative substance. Additionally, possession of essential chemicals
sufficient to manufacture hydriodicacid, with intent to manufacture methamphetamine,
shall be deemed tobe possession of hydriodic acid. Additionally, possession
of anycompound or mixture containing piperidine, cyclohexanone, pyrrolidine,
or morpholine ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, norpseudoephedrine, N-methylephedrine,
N-ethylephedrine, phenylpropanolamine, hydriodic acid, thionyl chloride,
or phosphoruspentachloride shall be deemed to be possession of the substance.
(g) Subdivisions (a), (b), (c), (e), and (f) do not apply to drugmanufacturers
licensed by this state or persons authorized byregulation of the Board of
Pharmacy to possess those substances orcombinations of substances.11384.
The Board of Pharmacy shall, by regulation, authorize suchpersons to possess
any combinations of substance specified insubdivision (a) or (b) of Section
11383 as it determines need andwill use such substance for a lawful purpose.