California Senate Bill SB420 Amended / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: SB 420AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY JUNE 28, 2011 AMENDED IN SENATE APRIL 4, 2011 INTRODUCED BY Senator Hernandez  (   Principal coauthor:   Assembly Member   Hueso   )  FEBRUARY 16, 2011 An act to add Section 11357.5 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to controlled substances. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 420, as amended, Hernandez. Synthetic cannabinoid compounds. Existing hCalifornaUiom toldSubstnes cassifiescnrled sacsit ignatdschedls restrictv mtatios gnerlyplacedo rold sacscasfed SchedueI h etictive aly placed on stn the saleo uinof seifieditxctn ubsacs acie puihableb t or a fine or both. Existing law makes the possession of not more than 28.5 grams of marijuana an infraction, and the possession of more than 28.5 grams of marijuana a misdemeanor, as specified. Existing law makes possession of marijuana for sale a felony. This  ilwud tepsesio not more than 28.5 so ynthetccnainoid und, defnd h ssion e than 28.5 f n ntheti nbinoi und sdemao,as pcife.Tebll d posssinof cannaiod cd on for sale a misdemeanor.bl aeit dmao ell, pens,dsrbute, ster,or ge, offrto sell, dispense, distribute, rns,amnister U}ses r}U ale aysnthetccannabind und}rany synthetic cannabinoid derivative.  Because this bill would create a new crime it would impose am. {{PTe naConstitto uie tate eimbus l isand hoo ricts ertain costs mandated h y provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. {{This ould ie tn ibreeti qurdb isatfraseiidraon. : . ppito: n.Fsa te: s. t-anated lporm /DK} unds. T} ON 1. Section 11357.5 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:  } 75 ()Excep thorizedb w ver sonwo sess a2.5 a o n yntei anbni ud gilty of actio shabeb ieof oetan ude olr 0) (b)Ecept law, every persnwopsessmore 285 rm ysnthetic nabinid mpoud be ished mn a ny jail forapro fntmore s ontso a f tmr ve rddolars 50,or mprisonment. (c) Except as hrizedb w ry rson18yaso r e ho essntmr an 5 m aysnthetccannaiod pon the grounds of, or within, yschoolpoidingisructini drartno hog nlusiv,dring the ool en rcases or school-related progasi t a demenrad ihed afn no tn ie hundreddollar r byipisonment in county jail e than 10 days, or both that imprisonment and fine. (d) thorizdby w,eery son er 8 ars e possessnot hn 28.5 grams of snhtc bni egroud rwithi,ayshol oviigisrcio indergarten or any of e 1 gh , nlusiv,dring h li for ses solrelated ms git mseenr shall be subjett sitions: 1 o moeta hude fydlas(250), upon a . 2 n five hundred dollas (500),o itmen uvenil , c,cm, rsr amp, cre veniehm riod tn1 s, or both that mmitment fie fning tascnd subseun shas e nwho possesses for eaysynthtccnaioid oun,except ohrwse povie wsalb hed imprsnet ty jail not exceeding six months, or by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment. (f)  57../U} () Eer nwosls ess ibutes, hs inistrs, ies, fers to sell, dispense, admiitr give r sse orsl ytei binoi poud,o synthetic bnoid derivative, ero,i it famsemeano nishale yimprisonmet ty l xedng oths, fin exedn e snd ars ,000), by ta ie dipisonmet} U(b)ntis scin, the ic bni pound" r to any of the following sbtances: WH-018). WH-073). (1-naphthoyl)indole (JWH-200). (4) 5-(1,1-dmtyhepty)-(R3S)-3hdoyylhxyl]-hnl(P4,97). , 497 C8 homologue). }E.2 eimrsemeti eured i c usatt eto Atce II f e lfri ition ueteoly costs be rred loclaec shool stric l ncurrdbecaueti creae nwcrimeo faton, ates rime oinfraton, cagsthe penalty fra crieo actin ntemaning o ctio 6o teGovernmet stedfnto a crime within eing ectio fAtceXI Bo h ifonaCnttto. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: