{"data":{"id":"us-ca/hsc-11020","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"HSC § 11020","heading":"","body":"“Opiate” means any substance having an addiction-forming or addiction-sustaining liability similar to morphine or being capable of conversion into a drug having addiction-forming or addiction-sustaining liability. It does not include, unless specifically designated as controlled under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11053) of this division, the dextrorotatory isomer of 3-methoxy-n-methylmorphinan and its salts (dextromethorphan). It does include its racemic and levorotatory forms.","path":["Health and Safety Code - HSC","DIVISION 10. UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT [11000. - 11651.]","CHAPTER 1. General Provisions and Definitions [11000. - 11033.]"],"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":"7a834df3072baf3abe8aaa1850e7f6684c383f21f71ca7aedac3f8253b75ccf8","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/hsc-11019","next":"us-ca/hsc-11021"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}