{"data":{"id":"us-ca/hsc-109550","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"HSC § 109550","heading":"","body":"“Imitation controlled substance” means (a) a product specifically designed or manufactured to resemble the physical appearance of a controlled substance, that a reasonable person of ordinary knowledge would not be able to distinguish the imitation from the controlled substance by outward appearances, or (b) a product, not a controlled substance, that, by representations made and by dosage unit appearance, including color, shape, size, or markings, would lead a reasonable person to believe that, if ingested, the product would have a stimulant or depressant effect similar to or the same as that of one or more of the controlled substances included in Schedules I through V, inclusive, of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11053) of Division 10.","path":["Health and Safety Code - HSC","DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500. - 119406.]","PART 4. DRUGS, DEVICES, AND COSMETICS [109250. - 109590.]","CHAPTER 5. Imitation Controlled Substances [109525. - 109590.]","ARTICLE 1. Provisions and Definitions [109525. - 109555.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"1c3b899ed44fc1b37b96cd09dfc1e94f8cbdc5ba86dcd4f11d086594139db7a5","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/hsc-109545","next":"us-ca/hsc-109555"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}