The Detroit times., 1910-06-09
1RUGGIsTs TO ASK
LEGISLATURE FOR
new LAWS
Would Greatly Limit Dispensing OF
Medicine by Physicians and Want
Drug Peddlers To Pay stiff
License Fee.
Balk at Asking Modification OF Reg
ulations Respecting Sale of Liquor
in Dry Counties.


portapt laws through the state iesis-
iatIre are to be made b. tee Aich'
i6An State Pharmaceutical society
NC declared ia The report read uy A.
L. Walker. chairman .. the .esisia'
tive COMMITTEES, an "Wednesday morris
ing, session ia the annual convention
ct ihs body, aox II progress l.. ths
Iivie, fuller.
The druggists propose TO introcrce
81 itinerant tendors bill, and hilI
limiting the dispensing OF medicines
X By physicians. but a proposed mess-
une modifying the restrictions upon
the sale Of wines and liquors by drug
gssts in dry counties, was not n
dorsed
An attempt was made. two years
ago. 10 have bill passed, charging
Il 200 for license for each drug ped
6ler's wagon The bill failed, as tide
legislators regarded the fee as pro
h.bitiye. The druggists then suggest
Ell fee OF $500, but this was also re-
Earded as excessive. The legislature
considered 500 fee, but passed no
law. and the druggists will now make
determined effort to have the bill
passed with the fee fixed at $500.
The committee In recommending
. that the too free dispensing OF med
zines by physicians. instead of through
registered pharmacists, be stopped ny
law, offers only the general sugges-
don. leaving the details to be worked
out oy the convention.
We believe that the sale OF wines
and liquors Is a legitimate and neces-
sary part of the business of every
pharmacist the report continued:
We believe that for the protection
" the public health, the privilege Of
selling wines and liquors should be
granted to pharmacists In both wet
md dry counties. encountered with
- few restrictions as necessary 10
c0nflne such sales to legitimate medi
,tnal use"
The committee acknowledged that
The Dickinson law. requiring a physi-
clans prescription for the sale OF
liquor In dry counties. had been made
necessary by the fact that records
showed that In dry counties, 400 or
more sales within week were reg
fstered as "for medicinal use only"
A spirited discussion OF the project
Of making the regulations less strict.
Resulted IN the decision by the con-
vention not to attempt to have the
law amended.
The legislative committee also rec
on1mends that the present cocaine
law be changed. AS IL reads at pres
emit, prohibiting the purchase as well
as the sale OF cocaine, the state In
spectors are prevented from buying
cocaine, In order to get information
ON which to base the prosecution OF
druggists who sell It contrary to law.
The present law defeats its own pur-
pose. Mr., Walker pointed out. II an
Inspector. seeking evidence, were 20
purchase cocaine. he would be equal
~ guilty with the man who sold 1t to
him.
James r. Davis, of the query com
mittee. read very interesting paper
on the pure food and drugs act, in
which he praised the law, as a needed
protection to the public. He told OF
various fines imposed for shameful
asisbranding OF drugs. and gave as
strung illustration of the nee3 for
Erch Law, the fact that asafoetida,
guaranteed pure. could not be bought
for less than 1925 pound.
TN the old days" he said. I'VE
usei 10 buy asfoetida for 80 cents a
rocnd. or less. You can see what kind
OK stuff We got, when II costs SIPS for
tie same drug. guaranteed pure"
"A few manufacturers and drug
9ists are taking chance on prosecu-
tic1 in cases where they figure that
/. will be a hard matter to discover
adu.teration Ia their products he
continued. But Il Is a long lane that
has 10 turning. The dishonest man
afacturer or distributor will be caught,
sooner or later. II doesn't pay 20
tribe with the government. IL usually
ends up In a prison term or a heavy
Gne."
Professor ]. O. Schloterbeck. with
pAber on Prerequisite laws start
Ell brisk discussion. He advocated
legislation. compelling all pharmacists
10 be thoroughly equipped, as dentists
Aid doctors are. by course In rec
cEnixed college, following high
school graduation. At present, aGy
ore who can pass the examination OK
the state pharmacy board. can get his
certificate. Prof. SchlotterbecS rec
onmenGed that the pharmacists os
equipped with q thorough education
which would place them on the same
4 risne with their allies, the doctors.
"Wednesday afternoon. the delegates
and ladies' take boat ride 20 the
Flats, and will have dinner at tho
star Island house. The session on the
boat will be a burlesque field day,
With funny stunts, such as gum
chewing contest, cracker eating con-
teot. in which the first persons To