THE ALUMNI JOURNAL 130 



ALL COCAINE PREPARATIONS MUST BE LABELED 



"POISON" IN RED INK. 



Some time ago the Drug Trade Section of the New York Board 

 of Trade and Transportation asked the New York State Board 

 of Pharmacy for a construction of the provisions of the new anti- 

 cocaine law, which becomes operative September i The State 

 Board subsequently submitted the matter to the Attorney-General, 

 who delivered an opinion iii the following terms: 



Albany, August 15, 1907. 



Warren L. Bradt, Esq.. Secretary, New York State Board of Phar- 

 macy, Albany, N. Y. 



Dear Sir: 



Your communication at hard in which you ask whether that 



part of Section 405-a of the Penal Code, which reads as follows: 

 * " * "except, however, that such alkaloid cocaine or its 

 salts, and alpha or beta eucaine or their salts may lawfully be 

 sold at wholesale upon the written order of a licensed phar- 

 macist or licensed druggist, duly registered practicing physic- 

 ian, licensed veterinarian or licensed dentist, provided that the 

 wholesale dealer shall affix or cause to be affixed to the bottle, 

 box, vessel or package containing the article sold, and upon 

 the outside wrapper of the package as originally put up. a 

 label distinctly displaying the name and quantity of cocaine or 

 its salts, alpha or beta eucaine or their salts, sold, and the 

 word 'poison' with the name and place of business of the seller, 

 all printed in red ink," * * * 



requires the wholesaler to aff.x a label on admixtures of cocaine 



or its salts, and alpha or beta eucaine or their salts. 



I am of the opinion that it was the intention of the Legislature 



to require wholesalers to label cocaine or its salts and alpha or 



beta eucaine or their salts, whether mixed or unnnxed with other 



articles. 



Yours truly, 

 W. S. JACKSON, Attorney-General 



"What changed her into a new woman? She hasn't been one 

 long." "No; it was the knowledge that she was getting old." — 

 Puck. 



