Which Health and Safety Code covers possession of methamphetamine without a prescription?

• A. HS 11350
• B. HS 11377
• C. HS 11550
• D. HS 11357

Answer: (A)

Methamphetamine is a controlled substance, and possessing a controlled substance without a valid prescription is prohibited under the general Health and Safety Code provision for possession of such substances. This makes Health and Safety Code 11350 the most fitting code for the offense of possessing meth without a prescription. If there were a valid prescription, possession could be lawful, but without one, this statute covers the act of having the drug. The other codes address different situations—being under the influence, possession of marijuana, or a different specific possession-without-prescription scenario for certain substances—so they don’t align with the generic possession offense in this context.