Sec. 11. (a) This section does not apply to the possession, purchase, or use of powdered or crystalline alcohol for bona fide research purposes by any of the following:
(1) A hospital licensed under IC 16-21.
(2) The Indiana department of health.
(3) A state educational institution (as defined in IC 21-7-13-32).
(4) A private college or university.
(5) A pharmaceutical or biotechnology company.
(b) A person who possesses, purchases, sells, offers to sell, or uses powdered or crystalline alcohol commits a Class B infraction.