Consecuencias por poseer cannabis para venta en California

Explicación Simple

Si alguien tiene cannabis para vender, puede meterse en problemas. Si eres menor de 18 años, te castigan de una manera; si eres mayor, te pueden dar cárcel o una multa.

Es como si alguien tuviera un puesto de limonada sin permiso; podría recibir una advertencia o una multa si lo atrapan.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Pedro, de 20 años, tiene cannabis para vender en una fiesta. Si la policía lo atrapa, podría pasar hasta seis meses en la cárcel o pagar 500 dólares, dependiendo de su situación previa.

Penalidades

Hasta seis meses de cárcel o multa de hasta 500 dólares para mayores de 18 años.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

Health and Safety Code section 11359 Health and Safety Code section 11359 Every person who possesses for sale any cannabis, except as otherwise provided by law, shall be punished as follows: (a) Every person under the age of 18 who possesses cannabis for sale shall be punished in the same manner provided in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 11357 . (b) Every person 18 years of age or over who possesses cannabis for sale shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail for a period of not more than six months or by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or by both such fine and imprisonment. (c) Notwithstanding subdivision (b), a person 18 years of age or over who possesses cannabis for sale may be punished by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code if: (1) The person has one or more prior convictions for an offense specified in clause (iv) of subparagraph (C) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 667 of the Penal Code or for an offense requiring registration pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 290 of the Penal Code; (2) The person has two or more prior convictions under subdivision (b); or (3) The offense occurred in connection with the knowing sale or attempted sale of cannabis to a person under the age of 18 years.