California Penal Code 2002:
Health & Safety § 11150:

No person other than a physician, dentist, podiatrist, or veterinarian, or pharmacist acting within the scope of a project authorized under Article 1 (commencing with Section 128125) of Chapter 3 of Part 3 of Division 107, a registered nurse acting within the scope of a project authorized under Article 1 (commencing with Section 128125) of Chapter 3 of Part 3 of Division 107, a certified nurse-midwife acting within the scope of Section 2746.51 of the Business and Professions Code, a nurse practitioner acting within the scope of Section 2836.1 of the Business and Professions Code, a physician assistant acting within the scope of a project authorized under Article 1 (commencing with Section 128125) of Chapter 3 of Part 3 of Division 107 or Section 3502.1 of the Business and Professions Code, or an optometrist acting within the scope of Section 3041 of the Business and Professions Code, or an out-of-state prescriber acting pursuant to Section 4005 of the Business and Professions Code shall write or issue a prescription.

California Penal Code 2002:
Health & Safety § 1162.5:

(a) Every person who counterfeits a prescription blank purporting to be an official prescription blank prepared and issued pursuant to Section 11161, or knowingly possesses more than three such counterfeited prescription blanks, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison or by imprisonment in the county jail...

(b) Every person who knowingly possesses three or fewer counterfeited prescription blanks purporting to be official prescription blanks prepared and issued pursuant to Section 11161, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor...

California Penal Code 2002:
Health & Safety § 11170:

No person shall prescribe, administer, or furnish a controlled substance for himself.

Approximately 20% of Americans (according to The National Institute on Drug Abuse report) have used prescription drugs for non-medical purposes at some point in their lives. With the increased availability of prescription drugs over the internet, and the surprising increase in senior citizen trafficking of prescription drugs, combined with the high incidence of overdoses by users of illegally obtained prescription drugs, prosecution is increasing and sentences are often just as harsh as those imposed for the distribution of illegal drugs.

You italicize trafficking statutes don’t discriminate: doctors and pharmacists are charged with illegal trafficking in prescription drugs and so are the social-security-dependent elderly who trade painkillers for cash. As a result, prosecution is increasing and sentences are often just as harsh as those imposed for the distribution of illegal drugs.

Each distribution charged must be reviewed thoroughly by a competent attorney to determine what defense will be made. At Rizio & Nelson we understand California drug codes and we are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to assist you with defending yourself against these charges.

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