Massachusetts Chapter 94C — Controlled Substances Act

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 1— Definitions
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 2— Establishment of schedules of drugs or other controlled substances
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 2A— Temporary placement of substance in schedule I
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 3— Findings required for placement in schedules
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 4— Exceptions from schedules
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 5— Dispensing controlled substances excepted under Sec. 4
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 6— Rules and regulations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 6A— Licensure of certain corporate entities with patients receiving opioid agonist therapy; best practice guidance for practitioners
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 7— Registration of persons who manufacture, distribute, dispense or possess controlled substances
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 7A— Registration as participant in prescription monitoring program
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 8— Research projects and studies
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 9— Administering and dispensing of controlled substances in course of professional practice; records, inspection
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 10— Separate registration
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 11— Inspection of establishments of registrants or applicants
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 12— Issuance of registration to manufacture or distribute controlled substances
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 13— Suspension or revocation of registration; report of criminal violations; controlled substances affected placed under embargo; forfeiture; notice to bureau
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 14— Suspension of or refusal to renew registration pending proceedings in cases of imminent danger to public
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 15— Record-keeping and inventory requirements; filing of DEA Form 106 with city, town and state police departments upon discovery of theft or loss of controlled substance
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 16— Distribution between registrants; order form
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 17— Necessity of prescription for dispensing controlled substances
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 18— Issuance of prescription by practitioner or physician
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 18A— Prerequisites for issuing outpatient extended-release long-acting opioid in a non-abuse deterring form; written pain management treatment plan for long-term pain management
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 18B— Voluntary non-opiate directive form
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 18C— Patient education required before issuance of opioid prescription
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 18D— Duty of pharmacist dispensing an opioid to inform of adverse risks and to offer to dispense opioid antagonist
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 19— Prescription; restrictions on issuance
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 19A— Emergency contraception
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 19B— Dispensing, possessing and administrating opioid antagonist
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 19C— High opiate overdose area pharmacies required to maintain continuous supply of naloxone rescue kits or opioid antagonist medications
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 19D— Supply limitations for opiate prescriptions; exception for palliative care
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 19E— Dispensing of COVID-19 control measures by licensed pharmacist under standing order
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 19F— Prescription and dispensation of hormonal contraceptive patches and self-administered oral hormonal contraceptives by registered pharmacists; rules
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 20— Oral prescriptions
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 20A— Radiopharmaceutical drugs
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 21— Packaging and labeling by pharmacist filling prescription; distribution of educational pamphlet
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 21A— Prescriptions; prospective drug review and counseling by pharmacist
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 21B— Advertisement and sale of prescription lock boxes by pharmacies
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 21C— Point of sale charge for prescription drug; limit on amount of cost-sharing payment
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 22— Contents of prescription written by practitioner
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 23— Written or electronic prescriptions; requirements and restrictions
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 24— Dispensing by practitioner for narcotic drug research or treatment of drug dependent persons
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 24A— Electronic monitoring of the prescribing and dispensing of controlled substances and certain additional drugs
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 24B— Mean and median quantity and volume of prescriptions for opiates; notification of practitioner's own percentile ranking
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 25— Restrictions
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 26— Distribution in course of business in violation of Sec. 16 or furnishing false information in application, etc., prohibited
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 27— Sale of hypodermic syringes or hypodermic needles
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 27A— Collection and disposal of spent non-commercially generated hypodermic needles and lancets
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 28— Jurisdiction of superior court
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 29— Educational programs for prevention of abuse of controlled substances
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 30— Administrative inspection of controlled premises
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 31— Classes of controlled substances; establishment of criminal penalties for violations of this chapter
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 32— Class A controlled substances; unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing or possession with intent to manufacture, etc.; eligibility for parole
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 32A— Class B controlled substances; unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing or possession with intent to manufacture, etc
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 32B— Class C controlled substances; unlawful manufacturer, distribution, dispensing or possession with intent to manufacture, etc
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 32C— Class D controlled substances; unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing, cultivation or possession with intent to manufacture, etc
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 32D— Class E controlled substances; unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing, or possession with intent to manufacture, etc
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 32E— Trafficking in marihuana, cocaine, heroin, synthetic opioids, morphine, opium, etc.; eligibility for parole
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 32F— Unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing or possession with intent to manufacture, etc. of controlled substances in Classes A to C to minors
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 32G— Counterfeit substances; unlawful creation, distribution, dispensing or possession with intent to distribute or dispense
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 32H— Prosecutions not to be continued or placed on file; suspension or reduction of sentence; eligibility for parole, etc
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 32I— Drug paraphernalia; sale, possession or manufacture with intent to sell; penalty; sale of tobacco rolling papers
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 32J— Controlled substances violations in, on or near school property or public parks or playgrounds
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 32K— Inducing or abetting minor to distribute or sell controlled substances
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 32L— Possession of 2 ounces or less of marihuana; civil penalty and forfeiture; other sanctions or disqualifications prohibited
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 32M— Possession of 2 ounces or less of marihuana; drug awareness program
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 32N— Possession of one ounce or less of marihuana; enforcement consistent with non-criminal disposition provisions of Sec. 21D of Chapter 40; duty of police department; notice; failure to file certificate of completion of drug awareness program
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 33— Unlawful use of registration numbers in manufacture or distribution, or fraudulently obtaining possession, of controlled substances; criminal penalties
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 34— Unlawful possession of particular controlled substances, including heroin and marijuana; lawful possessing, storing, analyzing, processing and testing of medical marijuana and medical marijuana-infused products by laboratories exception
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 34A— Immunity from prosecution under Sec. 34 or finding of violation of condition of probation, pretrial release or parole for persons seeking medical assistance for self or other experiencing drug-related overdose
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 35— Repealed, 2018, 69, Sec. 60
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 36— Protective custody of children found present where controlled substances are unlawfully kept or possessed
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 37— Theft of controlled substances from persons authorized to dispense or possess
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 38— Violation of Secs. 24(a), 25, 26 or 27
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 39— Violation of Secs. 21 or 22
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 40— Conspiracy
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 41— Arrest without warrant
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 42— Cooperation with federal and other state agencies
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 43— Conformity with federal acts
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 44— Violations of Sec. 34; acquittal, dismissal or indictment nol prossed; sealing of records
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 45— Photographing and fingerprinting of persons charged with felony
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 46— Repealed, 1978, 508, Sec. 1
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 47— Forfeiture of property
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 47A— Seized controlled substances and narcotic drugs; custodian; mailing for chemical analysis; destruction or disposal upon completion of trial
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 48— Severability
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 49— Enforcement of Sec. 24A