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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 770

defendant is no longer insane, he shall be removed to the
Maryland Penitentiary and the Governor shall issue forthwith
his warrant appointing a week within which the sentence must
be executed.

277.

The following words and phrases as used in this
subheading shall have the following meanings unless the
context otherwise requires:

[(c) "Authority" shall mean the Drug Abuse Authority
under the jurisdiction of the Department. ]

(j) "Depressant or stimulant drug" shall mean --

(i) A drug which contains any quantity of
(a) barbituric acid or any of the salts of barbituric acid;
or (b) any derivative of barbituric acid which has been
designated by the Secretary of Health[, Education] and
[Welfare] HUMAN SERVICES as habit forming under § 502 (d) of
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 352
(d)); or

(t) "Practitioner" shall mean one of the following:

(1)  A physician, dentist, veterinarian,
scientific investigator, or other person licensed,
registered or otherwise permitted to distribute, dispense,
conduct research with respect to or administer a controlled
dangerous substance in the course of professional practice
or research in this State.

(a)   "Physician" shall mean any person
authorized by law to practice medicine in this State.

(b)   "Dentist" and "veterinarian" shall
mean any person authorized by law to practice dentistry or
veterinary medicine in this State.

(2)  A pharmacy, laboratory, hospital or other
institution licensed, registered, or otherwise permitted to
distribute, dispense, conduct research with respect to or to
administer a controlled dangerous substance in the course of
professional practice or research in the State.

(a) "Hospital" shall mean an institution
for the care and treatment of the sick and injured approved
by the Department [of Health, State of Maryland], as proper
to be entrusted with the custody of controlled dangerous
substances under the direction of a physician, dentist, or
veterinarian.

285.