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Sale  of  Poisons. 
f  Am.  Jour.  Pharm 
I  September,  1902. 
and  its  preparations  to  habitual  users.  We  give  Sections  I  and  2 
of  their  law  : 
Section  I.  That  it  shall  not  be  lawful  for  any  druggist  or  other 
dealer  in  drugs  and  medicines  to  sell  or  offer  for  sale  any  sulphate 
or  other  preparations  of  morphine  in  any  bottle,  vial,  envelope,  or 
other  package,  unless  the  same  be  wrapped  in  a  scarlet  paper  or 
envelope,  and  all  bottles  or  vials  used  for  the  above  purpose  shall 
have,  in  addition  to  said  scarlet  wrapper,  a  scarlet  label  lettered  in 
white  letters,  plainly  naming  the  contents  of  said  bottle. 
Sec.  2  covers  the  penalty,  which  is  not  less  than  $\o  nor  more 
than  $50,  at  the  discretion  of  the  court,  for  each  and  every  violation 
of  the  preceding  section. 
Illinois. — Illinois  names  a  few  poisons  and  then  generalizes  articles 
usually  denominated  poisonous.  The  seller  must  mark  poison,  and 
if  he  fails  to  keep  a  record  of  sale,  kind,  quantity,  or  the  purchaser 
gives  false  name,  unless  prescribed  by  a  physician,  he  pays  a  mini- 
mum penalty  of  $25  or  maximum  of  $50. 
Indiana. — Indiana  allows  merchants  to  sell  paris  green,  white 
hellebore,  London  purple,  and  any  chemicals  used  as  insecticides, 
and  has  a  special  Act  forbidding  sale,  gift  or  barter  of  opium,  mor- 
phine or  cocaine  to  any  person  addicted  to  the  habitual  use  of  the 
same.  Penalties  for  violation:  minimum  $10  and  maximum  £50  for 
each  offense. 
Iowa. — Schedules  A  and  B  require  proper  poison  labels,  must 
register  sale  and  sell  only  to  persons  familiar  with  the  character  of 
poison  and  who  represent  it  to  be  used  for  proper  purposes. 
Kansas. — Kansas  has  Schedules  A  and  B  and  in  addition  Sched- 
ule C  on  emmenagogues,  in  which  a  provision  is  made  that  they  shall 
not  be  sold  except  on  a  physician's  prescriptions.  Prescriptions 
shall  be  retained  by  the  dispenser.  Penalty:  minimum  $2$,  maxi- 
mum 3100. 
Kentucky. — Kentucky  requires  the  registry  of  the  sale  of  poisons, 
making  special  mention  that  emmenagogues,  such  as  preparations  of 
tansy,  savin,  ergot,  cotton  root  (proprietary  or  otherwise),  shall  not 
be  sold  only  upon  the  original  prescription  of  a  legally  qualified 
physician,  and  makes  a  violation  a  misdemeanor  and  penalty  of  not 
less  than  $10,  and  has  a  special  section  providing  tor  the  sale  of 
cocaine  only  upon  the  original  prescription  of  a  legally  qualified 
physician  or  dentist,  forbidding  the  refilling  of  a  prescription  except 
