Massachusetts § 17 Necessity of prescription for dispensing controlled substances

Massachusetts Statutes

§ 17 — Necessity of prescription for dispensing controlled substances

Massachusetts § 17

Part IADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT

Title XVREGULATION OF TRADE

Ch. 94CCONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 17 (2026).

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Section 17.

(a)No controlled substance in Schedule II may be dispensed without an electronic prescription from a practitioner, except that—

(b)In emergency situations, as defined by the commissioner, a schedule II, III, IV, V or VI substance may be dispensed upon written prescription or oral prescription in accordance with section 20 and related regulations.

(c)A controlled substance included in Schedule III, IV, V or VI shall not be dispensed without an electronic prescription from a practitioner.

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Section 17. (a) No controlled substance in Schedule II may be dispensed without an electronic prescription from a practitioner, except that—(b) In emergency situations, as defined by the commissioner, a schedule II, III, IV, V or VI substance may be dispensed upon written prescription or oral prescription in accordance with section 20 and related regulations.(c) A controlled substance included in Schedule III, IV, V or VI shall not be dispensed without an electronic prescription from a practitioner.

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