California Health and Safety Code

§ 11357.5

HSC § 11357.5 Effective Jan 1, 2026Div. 10 · Ch. 6 · Art. 2

Statute text

(a)Every person who sells, dispenses, distributes, advertises through labeling or marketing, furnishes, administers, or gives, or offers to sell, dispense, distribute, furnish, administer, or give, or possesses for sale any synthetic cannabinoid compound, or any synthetic cannabinoid derivative, to any person, is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not to exceed six months, or by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment.

(b)Every person who uses or possesses any synthetic cannabinoid compound, or any synthetic cannabinoid derivative, is guilty of a public offense, punishable as follows:

(1)A first offense is an infraction punishable by a fine not exceeding two hundred fifty dollars ($250).

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 248, Sec. 27. (AB 8) Effective January 1, 2026.