(A) An act otherwise prohibited and unlawful pursuant to this chapter shall be lawful if done by or under the direction, while acting in the course of his professional practice, of a practitioner, as defined herein, provided such act is otherwise permitted by general law.
(B) The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any substances regulated as controlled substances by the United States Food and Drug Administration or the Drug Enforcement Administration, including any dosage form that is legally obtainable from a retail establishment without a prescription and is recognized by the United States Food and Drug Administration as a homeopathic drug.
(C) This chapter is not intended to and shall not be construed to supersede any other federal or state law pertaining to synthetic drugs now or hereafter in effect, but to supplement any such laws in so far as lawfully permitted.
(D) The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to a person in possession of a prohibited substance solely for the purpose of transporting such substance from an originating point outside the city to a destination point outside the city.
(Ord. 1341, passed 2-7-2012)