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 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 532-JUNE 20, 1938 "Mnufacturer." (e) "Manufacturer" means a person who by compounding, mixing, cultivating, growing, or other process produces or prepares narcotic drugs, but does not include an apothecary who compounds narcotic drugs to be sold or dispensed on prescription. "Wholesaler." (f) "Wholesaler" means a person who supplies narcotic drugs that he himself has not produced nor prepared on official written orders but not on prescription. "A pothecary." (g) "Apothecary" means a licensed pharmacist as defined by the laws of the District of Columbia and, where the context so requires, the owner of a store or other place of business where narcotic drugs are compounded or dispensed by a licensed pharmacist; but nothing in this Act shall be construed as conferring on a person who is not registered nor licensed as a pharmacist any authority, right, or privilege that is not granted to him by the pharmacy laws of the District of Columbia. "Hospital." (h) "Hospital" means an institution or clinic for the care and treatment of the sick and injured, approved by the health officer of the District of Columbia as proper to be entrusted with the custody of narcotic drugs and the professional use of narcotic drugs under the direction of a physician, dentist, or veterinarian. "Laboratory." (i) "Laboratory" means a laboratory approved by the health officer of the District of Columbia as proper to be entrusted with the custody of narcotic drugs and the use of narcotic drugs for scientific and medical purposes and for purposes of instruction. sale . (j) "Sale" includes barter, exchange, or gift, or offer therefor, and each such transaction made by any person, whether as principal, proprietor, agent, servant, or employee. ocaleae.k) "Coca leaves" includes cocaine and any compound, manufac- ture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of coca leaves, except derivatives of coca leaves which do not contain cocaine, ecgonine, or substances from which cocaine or ecgonine may be synthesized or made. "Opinm." (1) "Opium" includes morphine, codeine, and heroin, and any compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of opium. "oannabis." (m) "Cannabis" includes all parts of the plant Cannabis sativa L., whether growing or not; the seeds thereof; the resin extracted from any part of such plant; and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of such plant, its seeds, or resin, including specifically the drugs known as American hemp, mari- huana, Indian hemp or hasheesh, as used in cigarettes or in any other articles, compounds, mixtures, preparations, or products whatsoever but shall not include the mature stalks of such plant; fiber produced from such stalks; oil or cake made from the seeds of such plant; any compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of such mature stalks (except the resin extracted therefrom); fiber, oil or cake; or the sterilized seed of such plant which is incapable of germination. " Narcoticdrugs. " (n) "Narcotic drugs" means coca leaves, opium, cannabis, and every substance not chemically distinguishable from them. "Federal narcotic (o) "Federal narcotic laws" means the laws of the United States relating to opium, coca leaves, cannabis, and other narcotic drugs. "O"fficialwritten order" means an order written on a form ro- vided for that purpose by the United States Commissioner of Nar cotics, under any laws of the United States making provision there- for, if such order forms are authorized and requiredby Federal law and, if no such order form is provided, then on an official form provided for that purpose by the Board of Pharmacy. Dispense. " (q) "Dispense" includes distribute, leave with, give away, dispose of, or deliver. 786 [52 STAT.

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