{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-5-504","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Criminal Law § 5–504","heading":"","body":"(a) Except when dispensed directly to an ultimate user by an authorized provider who is not a pharmacist, a controlled dangerous substance listed in Schedule III or Schedule IV that is a drug to which § 21–220 of the Health – General Article applies may not be dispensed without a written prescription, an electronic prescription, or an oral prescription.\n(b) Unless renewed by the authorized provider, the prescription may not be:\n(1) filled or refilled more than 6 months after the date of prescription; or\n(2) refilled more than five times.","path":["Article - Criminal Law"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcr\u0026section=5-504","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:08Z","sha256":"f8c9e635ac65dd1637314fdbfb96de5687d4b3c0a68de848beaeb27e1961585c","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-5-503","next":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-5-505"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}