{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-481.072","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 481.072","heading":"MEDICAL PURPOSE REQUIRED BEFORE DISTRIBUTING OR DISPENSING SCHEDULE V CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE.","body":"A person may not distribute or dispense a controlled substance listed in Schedule V except for a valid medical purpose.\nActs 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 6. FOOD, DRUGS, ALCOHOL, AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES","SUBTITLE C. SUBSTANCE ABUSE REGULATION AND CRIMES","CHAPTER 481. TEXAS CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT","SUBCHAPTER C. REGULATION OF MANUFACTURE, DISTRIBUTION, AND DISPENSATION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES, CHEMICAL PRECURSORS, AND CHEMICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.481.htm#481.072","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"28b9288779c2809b041140b8785ae8683628014457dba10bdf8c438c563e9d58","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-481.071","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-481.074"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}