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§ 624.11 DOUBLE JEOPARDY.
   No person shall be prosecuted for a violation of this chapter if the person has been acquitted or convicted under the federal drug abuse control laws of the same act or omission which, it is alleged, constitutes a violation of this chapter.
(ORC 2925.50, 3719.19)
§ 624.12 CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE SCHEDULES.
   Controlled Substance Schedules I, II, III, IV, and V, as established in Ohio R.C. 3719.41 and amended by Ohio R.C. 3719.43 and 3719.44, are hereby adopted by reference, and shall be treated as if set forth in full herein.
§ 624.13 CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE OR PRESCRIPTION LABELS.
   (a)   Whenever a manufacturer sells a controlled substance, and whenever a wholesaler, repackager, or outsourcing facility sells a controlled substance in a package the wholesaler, repackager, or outsourcing facility has prepared, the manufacturer or the wholesaler, repackager, or outsourcing facility, as the case may be, shall securely affix to each package in which the controlled substance is contained a label showing in legible English the name and address of the vendor and the quantity, kind, and form of controlled substance contained therein. No person, except a pharmacist for the purpose of dispensing a controlled substance upon a prescription shall alter, deface, or remove any label so affixed. As used in this division, “repackager” and “outsourcing facility” have the same meanings as in R.C. § 4729.01.
   (b)   No person shall alter, deface or remove any label affixed pursuant to Ohio R.C. 3719.08 as long as any of the original contents remain.
(R.C. § 3719.08(A), (E))
   (c)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the offender previously has been convicted of a violation of this section, or Ohio R.C. 3719.07 or 3719.08, or a drug abuse offense, a violation of this section is a felony to be prosecuted under appropriate State law. If the violation involves the sale, offer to sell, or possession of a Schedule I or II controlled substance, with the exception of marihuana, and if the offender, as a result of the violation, is a major drug offender, then Ohio R.C. 3719.99(D) applies.
(R.C. § 3719.99(C))
§ 624.14 UNAUTHORIZED POSSESSION OF BLANK DRUG PRESCRIPTION FORMS.
   (a)   No person other than a practitioner, or a person authorized by such practitioner shall knowingly have in his or her possession any paper that has lettered thereon only the name, address, telephone number and other such professional information concerning such practitioner and that can be used for making a written prescription for drugs.
   (b)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
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