Defensa por Recetar Drogas a un Adicto Código de Salud y Seguridad de California § 11156California Health & Safety Code § 11156

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What counts as a violation of Health & Safety Code § 11156?

El Código de Salud y Seguridad § 11359 convierte en delito poseer para la venta cualquier cannabis, excepto como se disponga de otra manera por la ley, será castigado de la siguiente manera

What is the punishment for violating Health & Safety Code § 11156?

Toda persona que posea cannabis para la venta será castigada con prisión en una cárcel del condado por un período de hasta 6 meses o con una multa de hasta $500) o ambos

What factors increase the punishment for violating Health & Safety Code § 11156?

A Una persona de 18 años de edad o más que posea cannabis para la venta puede ser castigada con prisión bajo el Código Penal § 1170 si:

(1) La persona cometió un delito violento grave que le exigió registrarse como delincuente sexual

(2) La persona tiene dos o más condenas previas bajo el Código de Salud y Seguridad § 11156(b);

(3) El delito ocurrió en conexión con la venta intencional o intento de venta de cannabis a una persona menor de 18 años de edad.

Además, una persona de 21 años de edad o más que posea cannabis para la venta puede ser castigada con prisión de acuerdo al Código Penal § 1170(h) si el delito involucra intencionalmente contratar, emplear o usar a una persona de 20 años de edad o menor en cultivar, transportar, cargar, vender, ofrecer vender, regalar, preparar para la venta, o vender ambulantemente cualquier cannabis de manera ilegala person 21 years of age or over who possesses cannabis for sale may be punished by imprisonment pursuant to Penal Code § 1170(h) if the offense involves knowingly hiring, employing, or using a person 20 years of age or younger in unlawfully cultivating, transporting, carrying, selling, offering to sell, giving away, preparing for sale, or peddling any cannabis

What are the defenses to Health & Safety Code § 11156?

  1. You did not know the person was an “addict”
  2. The person was not an “addict”
  3. The prescription was permitted by Business and Professions Code § 2241

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