Health and Safety Code section 11362.85

Upon a determination by the California Attorney General that the federal schedule of controlled substances has been amended to reclassify or declassify cannabis, the Legislature may amend or repeal the provisions of this code, as necessary, to conform state law to such changes in federal law.

Source: Section 11362.85, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=11362.85. (updated Jun. 27, 2017; accessed Dec. 15, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/health_and_safety_code_section_11362.85

Original Source: Section 11362.85, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=11362.85. (last accessed May 12, 2025).