The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-20
State Pharmacy Board u
Reward for Evidence ii
Will Convict.
MOVEMENT STATEN
Would Amend Present
Making Possession Of
caine Misdemeanor

Determined 10 so far as possih
bihit the Illegal sale of cocaipa =
phinc, the Utah state board "A
macy. at meeting held Wedndd1
fcred Il reward of 5000 for ~
leading TO the conviction Of An,
gist for the illegal sale Of an.
these drugs.
J. il. FranlScn, president Of Tia
said Yesterday that the rcputabIs
gists Of the state were a unit !,
desire 10 have the unlawful ia
drugs abolished.
''We are after the mcn who h,
plying the petty peddlcrs, " hs di
"and we intend TO get them. {
in earnest about the reward a.
chcerfully pay il for cvidouce h
convict. We fully recognize ts,|
evil Of the drug habit and beHe,|
we viii have tho co.operaticu
good citizens In our efforts TO Il,
spread,
"At the next session OF ibc
turc we viii work for the pss1
law making it a mjsdcmeangr I,
person TO have either COCAINE .,
pbIuc in his possession. We are
fed that there arc somc drugs;
the state who are violating tS
the difficulty is to obtain the uru
evidence TO convict can be sccu
will ask that the maximum pen,
imposed. y
Law Is Explicit.
Following is tho text of the ID
in force. relating TO the sale Of Q
morphine, opium and other
drugs:
II shall hc unlawful for any
firm, association ar corporation 10
otherwise dispose Of cocaine, m,
hcroiD or opium or any Of the deni
of opium. except upon the ores
Of "A reputable licensed prectjcInt
clan, ana said prescription shat
rehlle1. provided that the at1s:
Visions snail not apply TO seles al
sale by iobherS, wholesalers and,
facturcrs To retail druggists nor 4
al retail by retail druggists 10 4
reputable licensed prscticing, "a
dentist or veterinary surgeon,
prlcta1y or pharmaceutical ps,1<
for use in the manufacture OF VI,
arations. nor 10 sales To hcsp1|
provided further. that the above
Si1Dll nt.r',. 10 Il
as ure recognized by the United.
PbarmIcopcia or TO standa rd pro>
remedies. Provided further n
practitioner OF medicine, Dent:
veterinary medicine shall furnisa
prescribe for the use OF any
user Of the same. amy cocaine. q:
heroiu or opium, or any Sf Tbs
tiveS of opium, or any salt OF q
OF any Of the foregoing substar
any preparations containing any
foregoing substances or their 4
compounds; and no practitionsr
tlstry shall prescribe any Of d
going substances for any personl
der his treatment III the regular
of his profession. anJ no praciIu
veterinary medicine shall presrn
of the foregoing substances for
of any human being. provided. u
that the provisions OF this scctia
not he construed TO prevent any
authorized practitioner of Iuedich
administering. in good faith. for
OF any habitual user OF uarco,lo
who is under his professional caT
substances as he may deem neces,
his treatment. when such adminIl
IS not for the purpose of eyadf
provisions OF this act.
Penalty. Any person firm. asa
or corporation violating any PIT
Of this chapter small be deemed
of a felony, and shall IN: punished
prisonment in tho state prison
less than two years and not mo-
five years. or by a fue Of not Ia
Two thousand (S2000 00b dollars. 10
than ten thousand $50. .00o 90 dol
by both such fine and imprisonr