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1444 LAWS OF MARYLAND Ch. 693
Approved May 24, 1973.
CHAPTER 693
(Senate Bill 564)
AN ACT to add new section 300(g-l) to Article 27 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1971 Replacement Volume and 1972 Supplement), title "Crimes and
Punishments", subtitle "I. Crimes and Punishments", subheading
"Health—Controlled Dangerous Substances", to make unlawful the
unauthorized manufacture, distribution, and possession with intent to distribute
of prescription drugs, certain attempts to obtain prescription drugs, and certain
acts and omissions with respect to containers of prescription drugs and labels
thereon, and to provide penalties for such acts.
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That new Section 300(g-l) be and it is hereby added to Article 27
of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1971 Replacement Volume and 1972
Supplement), title "Crimes and Punishments", subtitle "I. Crimes and
Punishments", subheading "Health—Controlled Dangerous Substances", to follow
immediately after Section 300(g) thereof and to read as follows:
300.
(G-1) EXCEPT AS AUTHORIZED BY THIS SUBHEADING IT IS
UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO:
(1) MANUFACTURE, DISTRIBUTE, OR POSSESS WITH INTENT TO
DISTRIBUTE A PRESCRIPTION DRUG.
(2) OBTAIN OR ATTEMPT TO OBTAIN A PRESCRIPTION DRUG BY
(I) FRAUD, DECEIT, MISREPRESENTATION, OR SUBTERFUGE, (II)
THE FORGERY OR ALTERATION OF A PRESCRIPTION OR A
WRITTEN ORDER, (III) THE CONCEALMENT OF ANY MATERIAL
FACT OR THE USE OF FALSE NAME OR ADDRESS, (IV) FALSELY
ASSUMING THE TITLE OF OR REPRESENTING HIMSELF TO BE A
MANUFACTURER, DISTRIBUTOR OR PRACTITIONER, OR (V)
MAKING OR UTTERING ANY FALSE OR FORGED PRESCRIPTION OR
WRITTEN ORDER.
(3) AFFIX ANY FALSE OR FORGED LABEL TO A PACKAGE,
CONTAINER, OR OTHER RECEPTACLE CONTAINING ANY
PRESCRIPTION DRUG, OR TO OMIT, REMOVE, ALTER, OR
OBLITERATE ANY LABEL OR SYMBOL ON A PRESCRIPTION DRUG
AS REQUIRED BY FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL LAW.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take
effect July 1, 1973.
Approved May 24, 1973.
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