Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-02-13
NATIONAL PROHIBITION LAW,

NATIONAL PROHIBITION LAW.
The Bureau of International Re-
serve ut Washington. ID. C.. has
made public the methods by which
J Intoxicating liquors NAV be ob,ain-
CT for medical purposes and de-
,tai!rd regulations governing their
sale have been outlined by the
! Bureau. announcement also was
! made that the bureau had commit
Ell system of permits. providing
: Il definite and fixed channel thru
which all Intoxicating liquors must
move and by which hereafter. the
! government will know the location
OF every gallon of distilled liquor
within the nations boundaries. en-
cept that stored in private homes.
In setting forth the WAYS in which
ilquor may be produced, Commits
! sioncr Roper took occasion 10 is
use Il warming against proiitccrins
III lis sale. The commissioner dc
ciarcd that cNorbinant charges for
liquor Tor medical purposes Ger
taln'N places the dispensers there
OF in the class with profitccrs and
they will be investigated.
Mr.. Roper also announced that
all liquor seized under federal law
prior TO last October 18th, unless
claimed under sixty days ruling
would be sold by orsicr of the court
undo the jurisdiction of which il is
hcid. 1t must be sold. however, TO
hoidcr OF permit to use il either
FOR medical or non-bcvcragc pur-
! poses.
Both The physician who pro-
scribes and the pharmacist who
sells liquor, the regulations provide
must have Il permit which NAV be
obtained from the federal Drohi
billion director. Other details of
the method by which liquor for
medicinal purposes may be pur-
chased follow:
ANY physician duly licensed TO
practice medicine and actively en-
gagged III the practice of such pro-
LESSON may obtain a permit TO
prescribe Intoxicating liquor and
NAV then issue prescriptions for
uiSliilcd spirits, wines or certain
alcoholic medicinal preparations
ior medicinal purposes for persons
upon whom he is in attendance
IN cases where he believes the use
"' liquor as Il medicine is nccrs-
ShrE. In no case may spurious
liquor be prescribed by one or more
physicians i'm excess OF one pint for
The same person within any period
of ten days.
All prescriptions for inioxicat-
ing liquor are required 10 be writ
len on prescription blanks pro-
'ided by the bureau. except i'm e.
Emergency cases physicians may use
'heir regular prescription blanks.
prescriptions for Intoxicating
liquor may be filled only by rcgist
lcred pharmacists. who hold per
InitS authorizing them to do so. or
VINO are employed by retail drug
SiSts holding such permits. Phar
macIst$ and druggists holding such
permits VIII procure their supplies
OF intoxicating liquor from manu-
laclurerS or o!hcr persons holding
permits authorizing them to sell
liquor.
"PcrsonS TO whom presentations
for intoxicating liquor are issued
by physicians may procure the
liquor prescribed thru pharmac-
lists or druggists holding permits
without obtaining a permit.
"Physicians may also obtain per
mIts cntitling them to procure moi
more than six quarts of distilled
spirits, wines or certain alcoholic
preparations during any calender
year for administration to their
patients in emergency cases where
delay in procuring liquor on "A pre-
SrrIptinn from a pharmacist might
nave a serious consequence TO the
patient
"prOvisionS is also made i'm the
regulations for issuing permits io
hospital and sanitariumS TO enable
mem TO procure Intoxicating iiuuOr
TO be administered for medicinal
purposes to patients ut such in
N,l'uiIonS and also for permits 10
manufacturing industrial and other
establishment, maintaining first
ald stations, authorizing them to
procure such liquor for admins
iraiion To their employees for mcdi-
|Inm purposes i'm emergency
cases.
81 'SlNESS MAN SINGS PRAISES.