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The legal owner of any stock of narcotic drugs in a pharmacy, upon
discontinuance of dealing in said drugs, may sell said stock to a manu-
facturer, wholesaler, pharmacist or pharmacy owner but only upon an
official written order.

A pharmacist only upon an official written order, may sell to a phy-
sician, dentist or veterinarian in quantities not exceeding one ounce at
any one time, aqueous or oleaginous solutions of which the content of
narcotic drugs does not exceed a proportion greater than twenty per
centum (20%) of the complete solution, to he used for medicinal pur-
poses.

1935, ch. 59. sec. 285G.

285G. A physician or a dentist, in good faith and in the course of his
professional practice only, may prescribe on a written prescription, ad-
minister or dispense narcotic drugs or may cause the same to be adminis-
tered by a nurse or interne under his direction and supervision. Such a
prescription shall be dated and signed by the person prescribing on the
day when issued and shall bear the full name and address of the patient
for whom the narcotic drug is prescribed and the full name, address and
registry number under the Federal narcotic laws of the person prescribing,
providing he is required by those laws to be so registered.

A veterinarian in good faith and in the course of his professional prac-
tice only and not for use by a human being, may prescribe on a written
prescription, administer and dispense narcotic drugs and he may cause
them to be administered by an assistant or orderly under his direction and
supervision. Such a prescription shall be dated and signed by the person
prescribing on the day when issued and shall bear the full name and
address of the owner of the animal, the species of the animal for which
the narcotic drug is prescribed and the full name, address and registry
number under the Federal narcotic laws of the person prescribing, pro-
vided he is required by those laws to be so registered.

Any person who has obtained from a physician, dentist or veterinarian,
any narcotic drug for administration to a patient during the absence of
such physician, dentist or veterinarian shall return to such physician,
dentist or veterinarian any unused portion of such drug when it is no,
longer required by the patient.

1935, ch. 59, sec. 285H.

285H. Except as otherwise herein specifically provided, this sub-title
shall not apply to the following cases:

(1) Prescribing, administering, compounding, dispensing or selling at
retail of any medicinal preparation that contains in one fluid ounce, or if
a solid or semi-solid preparation, in one avoirdupois ounce (a) not more
than two grains of opium (b) not more than one-quarter grain of mor-
phine or of any of its salts (c) not more than one grain of codeine, or of
any of its salts, (d) not more than one-eight of a grain of heroin or of any
of its salts, (e) not more than one-half of a, grain of extract of cannabis nor