“Dispense” means to deliver a controlled substance to an ultimate user or research subject by or pursuant to the lawful order of a practitioner, including the prescribing, furnishing, packaging, labeling, or compounding necessary to prepare the substance for that delivery.
Cal. Health & Safety Code § 11010
General Provisions and Definitions
Known as the California Uniform Controlled Substances Act
The act spans §§ 11000 to 11651 (376 sections).
Repealed and added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 1407.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.