“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 §§ 11000–11651 (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Repealed and added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 1407.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.