| Possession of Precursors (Meth or PCP) | | | | N-ethylpseudoephedrine, or phenylpropanolamine, |
| Not only is it illegal to possess methamphetamine | | | | thionyl chloride and hydrogen gas. |
| or PCP, but it is also illegal to possess the | | | | § Ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, |
| ingredients with the intent to manufacture these | | | | norpseudoephedrine, N-methylephedrine, |
| drugs. | | | | N-ethylephedrine, N-methylpseudoephedrine, |
| California Health and Safety Code Section 11383 | | | | N-ethylpseudoephedrine, or phenylpropanolamine, |
| (a) applies to the ingredients for | | | | plus phosphorus pentachloride and hydrogen gas. |
| methamphetamine, making it a felony, punishable | | | | § Ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, |
| by imprisonment in the state prison for a period | | | | norpseudoephedrine, N-methylephedrine, |
| of 2, 4, or 6 years. Section 11383 (a) reads in | | | | N-ethylephedrine, N-methylpseudoephedrine, |
| pertinent part: | | | | N-ethylpseudoephedrine, chloroephedrine and |
| "(a) Any person who possesses both | | | | chloropseudoephedrine, or phenylpropanolamine, |
| methylamine and phenyl-2-propanone | | | | plus any reducing agent. |
| (phenylacetone) at the same time with the intent | | | | California Health and Safety Code Section 11383 |
| to manufacture methamphetamine, or who | | | | (b) applies to PCP, making it a felony to possess |
| possesses both ethylamine and | | | | the ingredients of PCP, making it punishable for 2, |
| phenyl-2-propanone (phenylacetone) at the same | | | | 4, or 6 years. Section 11383 (b) reads in pertinent |
| time with the intent to manufacture | | | | part: |
| N-ethylamphetamine, is guilty of a felony..." | | | | "(b) Any person who possesses at the same time |
| The following ingredients, if possessed with intent | | | | any of the following combinations, or a |
| to manufacture, will be used to convict the | | | | combination product thereof, with intent to |
| person for 2, 4, or years in state prison: | | | | manufacture phencyclidine (PCP) or any of its |
| § Ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, | | | | analogs specified in paragraph (22) of subdivision |
| norpseudoephedrine, N-methylephedrine, | | | | (d) of Section 11054 or paragraph (3) of |
| N-ethylephedrine, N-methylpseudoephedrine, | | | | subdivision (e) of Section 11055 is guilty of a |
| N-ethylpseudoephedrine, or phenylpropanolamine, | | | | felony: |
| plus hydriodic acid. | | | | (1) Piperidine and cyclohexanone. |
| § Ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, | | | | (2) Pyrrolidine and cyclohexanone. |
| norpseudoephedrine, N-methylephedrine, | | | | (3) Morpholine and cyclohexanone. |
| N-ethylephedrine, N-methylpseudoephedrine, | | | | |