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DIVISION 10. UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT 11000-11651›CHAPTER 6. Offenses and Penalties 11350-11395›ARTICLE 2. Cannabis 11357-11362.9

§ 11361

California Health and Safety Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · California

(a) A person 18 years of age or over who hires, employs, or uses a minor in unlawfully transporting, carrying, selling, giving away, preparing for sale, or peddling any cannabis or cannabis product, who unlawfully sells, or offers to sell, any cannabis or cannabis product to a minor, or who furnishes, administers, or gives, or offers to furnish, administer, or give any cannabis or cannabis product to a minor under 14 years of age, or who induces a minor to use cannabis or cannabis product in violation of law shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a period of three, five, or seven years.

(b) A person 18 years of age or over who furnishes, administers, or gives, or offers to furnish, administer, or give, any cannabis or cannabis product to a minor 14 years of age or older in violation of law shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a period of three, four, or five years.

(Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 248, Sec. 28. (AB 8) Effective January 1, 2026.)

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