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but does not include a pharmacist who compounds narcotic drugs to be
sold or dispensed on prescription.

(f) "Wholesaler" means a person who supplies narcotic drugs that he
himself has not produced or prepared, on official written order, but not on
prescription.

(g) "Pharmacist" means a registered pharmacist and assistant regis-
tered pharmacists of this State.

(h) "Pharmacy Owner" means the owner of a store or other place of
business where narcotic drugs are compounded or dispensed by a registered
pharmacist; but nothing in this sub-title contained shall be construed as
conferring on a person who is not registered or licensed as a pharmacist
any authority, right or privilege that is not granted to him by the
pharmacy laws of this State.

(i) "Hospital" means an institution for the care and treatment of
the sick and injured, approved by the Department of Health of the State
of Maryland as proper to be entrusted with the custody of narcotic
drugs and the professional use of narcotic drugs under the direction of a
physician, dentist or veterinarian.

(j) "Laboratory" means a laboratory to be entrusted with the custody
of narcotic drugs and the use of narcotic drugs for scientific, experimental
and medical purposes and for purposes of instruction, approved by the
State Department of Health.

(k) "Sale" includes barter, exchange or offer therefor, and each such
transaction made by any person, whether as principal, proprietor, agent,
servant or employee.

(1) "Coca Leaves" includes cocaine and any compound, manufacture,
salt, derivative, mixture or preparation of coca leaves, except derivatives
of coca leaves which do not contain cocaine, ecgonine, or substances from
which cocaine or ecgonine may be synthesized or made.

(m) "Opium" includes morphine, codeine and heroin and any com-
pound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of opium.

(n) The term "cannabis" as used in this sub-title shall include all parts
of the plant cannabis sativa L., whether growing or not, the seeds thereof,
the resin extracted from any part of such plant, and every compound, manu-
facture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of such plant, its seeds, or
resin; but shall not include the non-resinous oil obtained from such seed,
nor the mature stalks of such plant, nor any product or manufacture of
such stalks, except the resin extracted therefrom and any compound, manu-
facture, salt, derivative, mixture or preparation of such resin.

(o) "Narcotic Drugs" means coca leaves, opium, cannabis and every
substance not chemically distinguishable from them.

(p) "Federal Narcotic Law" means the laws of the United States re-
lating to opium, coca leaves and other narcotic drugs.

(q) "Official Written Order" means an order written on a form pro-
vided for that purpose by the United States Commissioner of Narcotics,
under any laws of the United States making provision therefor, if such
order forms are authorized and required by Federal Law, and if no such
order form is provided, then on an official form provided for that purpose
by the State Department of Health.

(r) "Dispense" includes distribute, leave with, give away, dispose of
or deliver.