Controlled Substances

• Controlled substances governed by the California Uniform Controlled Substances Act include opiates, opium derivatives, heroin, hallucinogenic substances, LSD, marijuana, mescaline, peyote, GHB, coca leaves and cocaine, amphetamines, methamphetamines, khat, and anabolic steroids, as well as many prescription medications such as oxycodone.
  
  

Substances Formerly Classified as Narcotics

• The California Uniform Controlled Substances Act dictates that unlawful possession of controlled substances that fall under the definition of this category is punishable by imprisonment in county jail for up to one year or in state prison for as long as nine years.
  
  

Marijuana

• In California, possession of 28.5 grams or less of marijuana, with the exception of concentrated cannabis, is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of no more than $100, while the transportation, distribution or sale of the same amount is also punishable by a fine of up to $100. Possessing more than 28.5 grams of marijuana can result in a sentence of up to six months in country jail, a fine of as much as $500, or both. Selling, transporting or distributing amounts of marijuana greater than 28.5 grams carries a sentence of up to four years in state prison, but a person over 18 years of age who sells or gives marijuana to a person under 14 years of age can be imprisoned for up to five years. Hiring a minor to sell, transport or distribute any amount of marijuana to people under 14 years of age carries a sentence in state prison of as long as seven years.
  
  However, under the terms of the Compassionate Care Act of 1996, seriously ill patients who use marijuana on the recommendation of a doctor and their primary caregivers are not subject to criminal prosecution for possession or cultivation of marijuana.
  
  

Peyote

• Planting, growing, harvesting, drying or processing any plant of the genus Lophophora, commonly called peyote, is punishable by up to one year in county jail or in California state prison.
  
  

Magic Mushrooms

• Cultivating spores or mycelium that can produce psilocybin or psilocyn mushrooms carries a sentence of up to one year in county jail or state prison, the same sentence that applies to the transportation, distribution or sale of psilocybin or psilocyn mushrooms. However, spores or mycelium capable of producing psilocybin or psilocyn mushrooms can be lawfully obtained for research, instruction or analysis with approval of the Research Advisory Panel.
  
  

Intent to Manufacture Phencyclidine

• Possessing piperidine and cyclohexanone, pyrrolidine and cyclohexanone, or morpholine and cyclohexanone for the purpose of manufacturing phencyclidine (PCP) or analogous substances is a felony with a sentence of up to six years in state prison, except in the case of drug manufacturers licensed by the state or persons permitted to possess these substances by the Board of Pharmacy.