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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor
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Ch. 26
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3. BY A COMBINATION OF EXTRACTION AND CHEMICAL
SYNTHESIS.
(2) "NARCOTIC DRUG" INCLUDES DECOCAINIZED COCA LEAF OR AN
EXTRACT OF COCA LEAF THAT DOES NOT CONTAIN COCAINE OR ECGONINE.
REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection is new language derived without
substantive change from the introductory language of former Art. 27, §
277(q), (q)(2) and (3) and the first word of (1).
In paragraph (1)(i) of this subsection, the reference to "qualities" is
substituted for the former reference to "liabilities" for clarity.
(R) NONCONTROLLED SUBSTANCE.
"NONCONTROLLED SUBSTANCE" MEANS A SUBSTANCE THAT IS NOT
CLASSIFIED AS A CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUBSTANCE UNDER SUBTITLE 4 OF
THIS TITLE.
REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection is new language derived without
substantive change from former Art. 27, §§ 286B(a)(1) and 287B(a).
The specific reference to "Subtitle 4 of this title" is substituted for the
former reference to "State law or regulation" for clarity.
The former references to "this section" are deleted as unnecessary in light
of the reorganization of material concerning noncontrolled substances in
this revision.
(S) OPIATE.
(1) "OPIATE" MEANS A SUBSTANCE THAT HAS AN ADDICTION-FORMING
OR ADDICTION-SUSTAINING QUALITY SIMILAR TO MORPHINE OR THAT CAN BE
CONVERTED INTO A DRUG THAT HAS THIS ADDICTION-FORMING OR
ADDICTION-SUSTAINING QUALITY.
(2) "OPIATE" INCLUDES:
(I) THE RACEMIC AND LEVOROTATORY FORMS OF AN OPIATE;
(II) EXCEPT FOR SEEDS, THE OPIUM POPPY, THE PLANT OF THE
SPECIES PAPAVER SOMNIFERUM L.;
(III) THE POPPY STRAW CONSISTING OF THE OPIUM POPPY AFTER
MOWING EXCEPT THE SEEDS; AND
(IV) COCA LEAF.
(3) "OPIATE" DOES NOT INCLUDE, UNLESS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNATED
AS CONTROLLED UNDER § 5-202 OF THIS TITLE, THE DEXTROROTATORY ISOMER OF
3-METHOXY-N-METHYL-MORPHINAN AND ITS SALTS (DEXTROMETHORPHAN).
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