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18 V.S.A. § 4215b
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 84 - Possession and Control of Regulated Drugs|§ 4215b. Identification

§ 4215b. Identification|Only a patient for whom a prescription was written, the owner of an animal for which a prescription was written, or a bona fide representative of the patient or animal owner, as defined by the Board of Pharmacy by rule after consultation with the Commissioner of Health, may pick up a prescription for a Schedule II, III, or IV controlled substance. Prior to dispensing a prescription for a Schedule II, III, or IV controlled substance to a patient not personally known to the pharmacist, the pharmacist shall require the individual receiving the drug to provide a signature and show valid and current government-issued photographic identification as evidence that the individual is the patient for whom the prescription was written, the owner of the animal for which the prescription was written, or the bona fide representative of the patient or animal owner. If the individual does not have valid, current government-issued photographic identification, the pharmacist may request alternative evidence of the individual's identity, as appropriate. (Added 2013, No. 75, § 3; amended 2013, No. 138 (Adj. Sess.), § 10.)
18 V.S.A. § 4216
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 84 - Possession and Control of Regulated Drugs|§ 4216. Authorized possession by individuals

§ 4216. Authorized possession by individuals|(a) A person to whom or for whose use any regulated drug has been prescribed, sold, or dispensed, and the owner of any animal for which any such drug has been prescribed, sold, or dispensed, may lawfully possess the same on the condition that such drug was prescribed, sold, or dispensed by a physician, dentist, pharmacist, or veterinarian licensed to practice in this State or under the laws of another state or country wherein such person has his or her practice, and further that all amounts of the drug are retained in the lawful container in which it was delivered to him or her by the person selling or dispensing the same.(b) Notwithstanding the requirement in subsection (a) of this section that a regulated drug be retained in its original container, the individual to whom a regulated drug was prescribed, dispensed, or sold by a physician, dentist, or pharmacist licensed in Vermont or in another state or country may maintain up to a 14-day supply of the regulated drug outside the original container for his or her own personal use if the following conditions are met:  (1) the drug was prescribed for the individual; (2) the individual is in possession of the original or a copy of the prescription label; (3) at all times, the individual intends and has intended to use the drug only for legitimate medical use in conformity with instructions from the prescriber and dispenser; and (4) the individual maintains the limited supply of the drug in a receptacle that reasonably constitutes a more convenient or portable format to enable the individual's legitimate medical use. (Added 1967, No. 343 (Adj. Sess.), § 16, eff. March 23, 1968; amended 2015, No. 141 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
18 V.S.A. § 4217
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 84 - Possession and Control of Regulated Drugs|§ 4217. Reports by physicians and hospitals

§ 4217. Reports by physicians and hospitals|It shall be the duty of every physician and every hospital to report to the Board of Health, promptly, all cases wherein a person has been or is being treated for the use of, or for problems arising from the use of, regulated drugs. The reports shall include the type of problem being treated, the class of regulated drug that was used, and such further information as is required by rules of the Board of Health as adopted under section 4202 of this title, except that the rules shall not require the listing or other identification of the names of the persons being so treated. (Added 1967, No. 343 (Adj. Sess.), § 17, eff. March 23, 1968; amended 1969, No. 203 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2017, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § 78.)
18 V.S.A. § 4218
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 84 - Possession and Control of Regulated Drugs|§ 4218. Enforcement

§ 4218. Enforcement|(a) It is hereby made the duty of the Department of Public Safety, its officers, agents, inspectors, and representatives, and pursuant to its specific authorization any other peace officer within the State, and of all State's Attorneys, to enforce all provisions of this chapter and of the rules of the Board of Health adopted under this chapter, except those otherwise specifically delegated, and to cooperate with all agencies charged with the enforcement of the federal drug laws, this chapter, and the laws of other states relating to regulated drugs.(b) Such authorities and their specifically authorized agents shall have, at all times, access to all orders, prescriptions, and records kept or maintained under this chapter, as provided herein.(c) A person who gives information to law enforcement officers, the Drug Rehabilitation Commission, or professional boards as defined in section 4201 of this title and their specifically authorized agents, concerning the use of regulated drugs or the misuse by other persons of regulated drugs, shall not be subject to any civil, criminal, or administrative liability or penalty for giving such information.(d) Nothing in this section shall authorize the Department of Public Safety and other authorities described in subsection (a) of this section to have access to VPMS (Vermont Prescription Monitoring System) created pursuant to chapter 84A of this title, except as provided in that chapter.(e) The Department of Public Safety, in consultation with representatives of licensed Vermont pharmacies, shall adopt standard operating guidelines for accessing pharmacy records through the authority granted in this section. Any person authorized to access pharmacy records pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall follow the Department of Public Safety's guidelines. These guidelines shall be a public record. (Added 1967, No. 343 (Adj. Sess.), § 18, eff. March 23, 1968; amended 1969, No. 203 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1991, No. 167 (Adj. Sess.), § 64; 2005, No. 205 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2013, No. 75, § 4; 2017, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § 79.)
18 V.S.A. § 4220
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 84 - Possession and Control of Regulated Drugs|§ 4220. Violations; proceedings

§ 4220. Violations; proceedings|(a) In any complaint, information, or indictment, and in any action or proceeding brought for the enforcement of any provision of this chapter, it shall not be necessary to negate any exception, excuse, proviso, or exemption contained in this chapter and the burden of proof of any such exception, excuse, proviso, or exemption shall be upon the defendant.(b) No person shall be convicted of a violation of any provision of this chapter if such person shall have been acquitted or convicted under the criminal provisions of the federal drug laws for the same act or omission which, it is alleged, constitutes a violation of this chapter.(c) On the conviction of any person of the violation of any provision of this chapter, a copy of the judgment and sentence and of the opinion of the court or magistrate, if any opinion be filed, shall be sent by the clerk of the court or by the magistrate to the commission or officer, if any, by whom the convicted defendant has been licensed or registered to practice his or her profession or to carry on his or her business, and to the Board of Health, who shall immediately transmit a copy thereof to the professional board, if any, having such person within its jurisdiction. (Added 1967, No. 343 (Adj. Sess.), § 20, eff. March 23, 1968; amended 1971, No. 14, § 23, eff. March 11, 1971.)
18 V.S.A. § 4221
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 84 - Possession and Control of Regulated Drugs|§ 4221. Violations; presumptions

§ 4221. Violations; presumptions|(a) Possession of a false or forged prescription for a regulated drug by any person other than a pharmacist in the pursuance of his or her profession shall be presumptive evidence of his or her intent to use the same for the purpose of illegally obtaining a regulated drug.(b) The presence of a regulated drug in an automobile, other than a public omnibus, is presumptive evidence of knowing possession thereof by each and every person in the automobile at the time such drug was found; except that such presumption does not apply:  (1) to a duly licensed operator of an automobile who is at the time operating it for hire in the lawful and proper pursuit of his or her trade; (2) to any person in the automobile if one of them, having obtained the drug and not being under duress, is authorized to possess it and such drug is in the same container as when he or she received possession thereof; or (3) when the drug is concealed upon the person of one of the occupants. (Added 1967, No. 343 (Adj. Sess.), § 21, eff. March 23, 1968.)
18 V.S.A. § 4222
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 84 - Possession and Control of Regulated Drugs|§ 4222. Common nuisances

§ 4222. Common nuisances|Any store, shop, warehouse, dwelling house, building, vehicle, boat, aircraft, or any place whatever, which is resorted to by persons for the purpose of using regulated drugs or which is used for the illegal keeping or selling of the same, shall be deemed a common nuisance. No person shall keep or maintain such a common nuisance. (Added 1967, No. 343 (Adj. Sess.), § 22, eff. March 23, 1968.)
18 V.S.A. § 4223
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 84 - Possession and Control of Regulated Drugs|§ 4223. Fraud or deceit

§ 4223. Fraud or deceit|(a) No person shall obtain or attempt to obtain a regulated drug, or procure or attempt to procure the administration of a regulated drug:  (1) by fraud, deceit, misrepresentation, or subterfuge; (2) by the forgery or alteration of a prescription or of any written order; (3) by the concealment of a material fact; or (4) by the use of a false name or the giving of a false address.   (b) Information communicated to a physician in an effort unlawfully to procure a regulated drug or unlawfully to procure the administration of any such drug shall not be deemed a privileged communication.(c) No person shall willfully make a false statement in, or fail to prepare or obtain or keep, or refuse the inspection or copying under this chapter of, any prescription, order, report, or record required by this chapter.(d) No person shall, for the purpose of obtaining a regulated drug, falsely assume the title of, or represent himself or herself to be a manufacturer, wholesaler, pharmacist, physician, dentist, veterinarian, or other authorized person.(e) No person shall make or utter any false or forged prescription or false or forged written order.(f) No person shall affix any false or forged label to a package or receptacle containing regulated drugs.(g) The provisions of this section shall apply to all transactions relating to amounts or types of drugs excepted from the provisions of this chapter by regulation of the Board of Health under section 4204 of this title, in the same way as they apply to transactions relating to any other regulated drug.(h) Any person who, in the course of treatment, is supplied with regulated drugs or a prescription therefor by one physician and who, without disclosing the fact, is knowingly supplied during such treatment with regulated drugs or a prescription therefor by another physician, shall be guilty of a violation of this section.(i) A person who violates this section shall be imprisoned not more than two years and one day or fined not more than $5,000.00, or both. (Added 1967, No. 343 (Adj. Sess.), § 23, eff. March 23, 1968; amended 1989, No. 100, § 12.)
18 V.S.A. § 4224
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 84 - Possession and Control of Regulated Drugs|§ 4224. Unused Prescription Drug Disposal Program

§ 4224. Unused Prescription Drug Disposal Program|The Department of Health shall establish and maintain the Statewide Unused Prescription Drug Disposal Program to provide for the safe disposal of Vermont residents' unused and unwanted prescription drugs. The Program may include establishing secure collection and disposal sites and providing medication envelopes for sending unused prescription drugs to an authorized collection facility for destruction. (Added 2015, No. 173 (Adj. Sess.), § 14a, eff. June 8, 2016.)
18 V.S.A. § 4226
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 84 - Possession and Control of Regulated Drugs|§ 4226. Minors; treatment; consent

§ 4226. Minors; treatment; consent|(a)(1) If a minor 12 years of age or older is suspected to be dependent upon regulated drugs as defined in section 4201 of this title, to have venereal disease, or to be an alcoholic as defined in section 8401 of this title, and the finding of such dependency, disease, or alcoholism is verified by a licensed physician, the minor may give:   (A) his or her consent to medical treatment and hospitalization; and (B) in the case of a drug dependent or alcoholic person, consent to nonmedical inpatient or outpatient treatment at a program approved by the Agency of Human Services to provide treatment for drug dependency or alcoholism if deemed necessary by the examining physician for diagnosis or treatment of such dependency or disease or alcoholism.  (2) Consent under this section shall not be subject to disaffirmance due to minority of the person consenting. The consent of the parent or legal guardian of a minor consenting under this section shall not be necessary to authorize care as described in this subsection.   (b) The parent, parents, or legal guardian shall be notified by the physician if the condition of a minor child requires immediate hospitalization as the result of drug usage, alcoholism, or for the treatment of a venereal disease. (Added 1971, No. 76; amended 1975, No. 143 (Adj. Sess.); 2017, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § 80.)
18 V.S.A. § 4229
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 84 - Possession and Control of Regulated Drugs|§ 4229. Maintenance of records

§ 4229. Maintenance of records|Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 4202, 4210, 4213, and 4215 relating to the maintenance of records, all rules adopted by the Board of Health and the Board of Pharmacy governing the records for the manufacturing, distribution, and dispensation of regulated drugs shall be in accordance with the similar requirements set by the federal government under the Controlled Substances Act so that compliance with Board of Health and Board of Pharmacy rules will result in compliance with federal laws and regulations. (Added 1981, No. 244 (Adj. Sess.), § 19; amended 2017, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § 81.)
18 V.S.A. § 4230e
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 84 - Possession and Control of Regulated Drugs|§ 4230e. Cultivation of cannabis by a person 21 years of age or older

§ 4230e. Cultivation of cannabis by a person 21 years of age or older|(a)(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person 21 years of age or older who cultivates no more than two mature cannabis plants and four immature cannabis plants shall not be penalized or sanctioned in any manner by the State or any of its political subdivisions or denied any right or privilege under State law.  (2) Each dwelling unit shall be limited to two mature cannabis plants and four immature cannabis plants regardless of how many persons 21 years of age or older reside in the dwelling unit. As used in this section, "dwelling unit" means a building or the part of a building that is used as a primary home, residence, or sleeping place by one or more persons who maintain a household. (3) Any cannabis harvested from the plants allowed pursuant to this subsection shall not count toward the one-ounce possession limit in section 4230a of this title provided it is stored in an indoor facility on the property where the cannabis was cultivated and reasonable precautions are taken to prevent unauthorized access to the cannabis. (4) Cultivation in excess of the limits provided in this subsection shall be punished in accordance with section 4230 of this title.   (b)(1) Personal cultivation of cannabis only shall occur:   (A) on property lawfully in possession of the cultivator or with the written consent of the person in lawful possession of the property; and (B) in an enclosure that is screened from public view and is secure so that access is limited to the cultivator and persons 21 years of age or older who have permission from the cultivator.  (2) A person who violates this subsection shall be assessed a civil penalty as follows:  (A) not more than $100.00 for a first offense; (B) not more than $200.00 for a second offense; and (C) not more than $500.00 for a third or subsequent offense. (Added 2017, No. 86 (Adj. Sess.), § 7.)
18 V.S.A. § 4230f
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 84 - Possession and Control of Regulated Drugs|§ 4230f. Dispensing cannabis to a person under 21 years of age; criminal offense

§ 4230f. Dispensing cannabis to a person under 21 years of age; criminal offense|(a) No person shall:  (1) dispense cannabis to a person under 21 years of age; or (2) knowingly enable the consumption of cannabis by a person under 21 years of age.   (b) As used in this section, "enable the consumption of cannabis" means creating a direct and immediate opportunity for a person to consume cannabis.(c) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, a person who violates subsection (a) of this section shall be imprisoned not more than two years or fined not more than $2,000.00, or both.(d) A person who violates subsection (a) of this section, where the person under 21 years of age while operating a motor vehicle on a public highway causes death or serious bodily injury to himself or herself or to another person as a result of the violation, shall be imprisoned not more than five years or fined not more than $10,000.00, or both.(e)(1) Subsections (a)-(d) of this section shall not apply to a person under 21 years of age who dispenses cannabis to a person under 21 years of age or who knowingly enables the consumption of cannabis by a person under 21 years of age.  (2) A person who is 18, 19, or 20 years of age who knowingly dispenses cannabis to a person who is 18, 19, or 20 years of age commits a civil violation and shall be referred to the Court Diversion Program for the purpose of enrollment in the Youth Substance Awareness Safety Program in accordance with the provisions of section 4230b of this title and shall be subject to the penalties in that section for failure to complete the program successfully. (3) A person 18, 19, or 20 years of age who knowingly dispenses to a person under 18 years of age who is at least three years that person's junior shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not more than five years in accordance with section 4237 of this title. (4) A person who is 19 years of age who knowingly dispenses to a person 17 years of age or a person who is 18 years of age who knowingly dispenses cannabis to a person who is 16 or 17 years of age commits a misdemeanor crime and shall be fined not more than $500.00. (5) A person who is under 18 years of age who knowingly dispenses cannabis to another person who is under 18 years of age commits a delinquent act and shall be subject to 33 V.S.A. chapter 52.   (f) This section shall not apply to a dispensary that lawfully provides cannabis to a registered patient or caregiver or to a registered caregiver who provides cannabis to a registered patient pursuant to chapter 86 of this title.(g) The provisions of this section do not limit or restrict the prosecution for other offenses arising out of the same conduct, nor shall they limit or restrict defenses under common law. (Added 2017, No. 86 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; amended 2018, No. 8 (Sp. Sess.), § 14, eff. July 2, 2018; 2019, No. 167 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. Oct. 7, 2020.)
18 V.S.A. § 4230g
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 84 - Possession and Control of Regulated Drugs|§ 4230g. Dispensing cannabis to a person under 21 years of age; civil action for damages

§ 4230g. Dispensing cannabis to a person under 21 years of age; civil action for damages|(a) A spouse, child, guardian, employer, or other person who is injured in person, property, or means of support by a person under 21 years of age who is impaired by cannabis, or in consequence of the impairment by cannabis of any person under 21 years of age, shall have a right of action in his or her own name, jointly or severally, against any person or persons who have caused in whole or in part such impairment by knowingly dispensing cannabis to a person under 21 years of age or enabling the consumption of cannabis by a person under 21 years of age.(b) Upon the death of either party, the action and right of action shall survive to or against the party's executor or administrator. The party injured or his or her legal representatives may bring either a joint action against the impaired person under 21 years of age and the person or persons who knowingly dispensed the cannabis or enabled the consumption of the cannabis, or a separate action against either or any of them.(c) An action to recover for damages under this section shall be commenced within two years after the cause of action accrues, and not after.(d) In an action brought under this section, evidence of responsible actions taken or not taken is admissible if otherwise relevant.(e) A defendant in an action brought under this section has a right of contribution from any other responsible person or persons, which may be enforced in a separate action brought for that purpose.(f) A person who knowingly dispenses cannabis to a person under 21 years of age or who enables consumption of cannabis by a person under 21 years of age may be held liable under this section if the person knew, or a reasonable person in the same circumstances would have known, that the person who received the cannabis was under 21 years of age. (Added 2017, No. 86 (Adj. Sess.), § 9.)
18 V.S.A. § 4230h
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 84 - Possession and Control of Regulated Drugs|§ 4230h. Chemical extraction via butane or hexane prohibited

§ 4230h. Chemical extraction via butane or hexane prohibited|(a) No person shall manufacture concentrated cannabis by chemical extraction or chemical synthesis using butane or hexane unless authorized as a dispensary pursuant to a registration issued by the Department of Public Safety pursuant to chapter 86 of this title.(b) A person who violates subsection (a) of this section shall be imprisoned not more than two years or fined not more than $2,000.00, or both. A person who violates subsection (a) of this section and causes serious bodily injury to another person shall be imprisoned not more than five years or fined not more than $5,000.00, or both. (Added 2017, No. 86 (Adj. Sess.), § 10.)