HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(a)  Except when dispensed directly by a practitioner,
other than a pharmacist, to an ultimate user, no controlled
dangerous substance included in Schedule II, which is a
prescription drug as determined under [Article 43] THE
HEALTH - ENVIRONMENTAL ARTICLE, may be dispensed without the
written prescription of a practitioner: Provided, that in
emergency situations, as prescribed by the Department by
regulation, such drug may be dispensed upon oral
prescription reduced promptly to writing and filed by the
pharmacist, if such oral prescription is authorized by
federal law. Prescriptions shall be retained in conformity
with the requirements of § 282 of this subheading, as
amended from time to time. No prescription for a Schedule
II substance may be refilled.

(b)  Except when dispensed directly by a practitioner,
other than a pharmacist, to an ultimate user, no controlled
dangerous substance included in Schedule III or IV which is
a prescription drug as determined under [Article 4,3] THE
HEALTH - ENVIRONMENTAL ARTICLE, may be dispensed without a
written or oral prescription. Such prescription may not be
filled or refilled more than six months after the date
thereof or be refilled more than five times after the date
of the prescription, unless renewed by the practitioner.

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(b) Any person who violates any of the provisions of
subsection (a) with respect to:

(1) A substance classified in Schedules I or II
which is a narcotic drug is guilty of a felony and is
subject to imprisonment for not more than 20 years, or a
fine of not more than $25,000, or both. This subsection
does not prevent, prohibit or make ineligible any convicted
defendant from participating in the rehabilitation program
under [Article 43B, §§ 12 and 13] TITLE 9, SUBTITLE 6 OF THE
HEALTH - GENERAL ARTICLE, because of the length of sentence.

322.

No person or persons, firm, company or corporation,
shall advertise or permit to be advertised, or in any manner
whatsoever call public attention to, any drug, medicine,
preparation or substance for the treatment, alleviation or
cure of gonorrhea, syphilis, chancroid or any other venereal
disease or of any diseased condition of the human genitalia
caused by, related to, or resulting from the aforesaid
venereal diseases, or to any person from whom, or to any
place at which, such drug, medicine, preparation or
substance may be obtained, except that the provisions of
this section shall not apply to any health department or
other governmental agency, or to any health or medical
agency approved under this section by the [State Board of
Health] SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, or to