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Chapter VIII: Section 7: , of Title 2, reads as follows

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“No one but a physician holding a permit to prescribe liquor shall
issue any prescription for liquor. And no physician shall prescribe
liquor unless after careful physical examination of the person for
whose use such prescription is sought, or if such examination is
found impracticable, then upon the best information obtainable, he
in good faith believes that the use of such liquor as a medicine
by such person is necessary and will afford relief to him from
some known ailment. Not more than a pint of spirituous liquor to
be taken internally shall be prescribed for use by the same person
within any period of ten days and no prescription shall be filled
more than once. Any pharmacist filling a prescription shall at the
time indorse upon it over his own signature the word ‘canceled,’
together with the date when the liquor was delivered, and then make
the same a part of the record that he is required to keep as herein
provided.

“Every physician who issues a prescription for liquor shall
keep a record, alphabetically arranged in a book prescribed by
the commissioner, which shall show the date of issue, amount
prescribed, to whom issued, the purpose or ailment for which it is
to be used and directions for use, stating the amount and frequency
of the dose.”

This would be ludicrous were it not so serious. But let us pass on to

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The Rise and Fall of ProhibitionChapter VIII: Section 7: , of Title 2, reads as follows

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