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