Sale Of Cocaine Forbidden

It shall be unlawful for any druggist or other person to retail, sell or give away, any cocaine, alpha or beta, eucaine, or any salt or any compound or derivative of the foregoing substances, except upon the written prescription of a duly registered physician, which prescription shall contain the name and address of the person for whom prescribed, and the date the same shall have been filled, and shall be permanently retained on file by the person, firm or corporation where the same shall have been filled, and it shall be filled but once, and of it no copy shall be taken, and the original shall at all times be open to the inspection of the prescriber, to the State Board of Pharmacy, and all officers of the law. The above does not interfere with the sale of the foregoing drugs at wholesale upon the written order of a licensed pharmacist, etc., provided the wholesale dealer affixes to the bottle or package containing the article sold a label displaying the name and quantity of the substance and the word "poison," with the name of business and the seller all printed in red ink. The wholesale dealer shall, before delivering any of the articles, make an entry of the sale in a proper book, giving the date of sale, the quantity, name and form in which sold, the name and address of the purchaser, and the name of the person making the entry. Said books to be open for proper inspection.

R. S., ch. 91, sec. 32a.

Counc. Proceedings for 1910, p. 2591.

Cocaine And Other Drugs - Sale Forbidden

No person shall sell or give away any morphine, cocaine, or any compound thereof, etc., except upon the written prescription of a physician, which prescription shall contain the name and address of the person for whom prescribed and the date the same shall have been filled, and shall be permanently retained on file by the person where the same shall have been filled and it shall be filled but once and of it no copy shall be taken and the original shall at all times be open to the inspection of the prescriber the State Board of Pharmacy and all officers of the law.

The above does not apply to selling at wholesale upon the written order of the pharmacist, physician, or dentist, etc. The wholesale dealer shall keep a book containing the names of purchasers, which shall always be open for inspection.

It shall be unlawful for any person to prescribe, sell or offer for sale any morphine, cocaine or any compound thereof to anyone addicted to the habitual use of the same.

Penalty: fine of $50 to $200.

R. M. C..

Sec. 1473.

Opium Smoking Rooms

Opium smoking or inhaling rooms are forbidden. Any person guilty of maintaining such place may be fined from $5 to $100 and all articles and paraphernalia used for the purpose of smoking opium shall be confiscated.