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| | | An Act Regarding Possession of Prescription Drugs |
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| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §1107-A, sub-§4 is enacted to read: |
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| | | 4.__It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under | | subsection 1, paragraphs C to F that the person possessed a valid | | prescription for the scheduled drug or controlled substance that | | is the basis for the charge and that, at all times, the person | | intended the drug to be used only for legitimate medical use in | | conformity with the instructions provided by the prescriber and | | dispenser. |
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| | | Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §2383-B, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1999, c. 127, Pt. A, | | §35, is further amended to read: |
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| | | 1. Lawfully prescribed drugs. A person to whom or for whose | | use any scheduled drug, prescription drug or controlled substance | | has been prescribed, sold or dispensed for a legitimate medical | | purpose by a physician, dentist, podiatrist, pharmacist or other | | person acting in the usual course of professional practice and | | authorized by law or rule to do so and the owner or the person | | having the custody or control of any animal for which any | | scheduled drug, prescription drug or controlled substance has | | been prescribed, sold or dispensed for a legitimate veterinary | | medical purpose by a licensed veterinarian acting in the usual | | course of professional veterinary practice may lawfully possess |
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