Sec. 7. (a) A person who, without a valid prescription or order of a practitioner acting in the course of the practitioner's professional practice, knowingly or intentionally possesses a: (1) controlled substance or controlled substance analog (pure or adulterated), classified in schedule I, except marijuana, hashish, or salvia; or (2) controlled substance or controlled substance analog (pure or adulterated), classified in schedule II, III, or IV; commits possession of a controlled substance, a Class A misdemeanor, except as provided in subsection (b). (b) The offense is a Level 6 felony if the person commits the offense and an enhancing circumstance applies. (c) A person who, without a valid prescription or order of a practitioner acting in the course of the practitioner's professional practice, knowingly or intentionally obtains: (1) more than four (4) ounces of schedule V controlled substances containing codeine in any given forty-eight (48) hour period unless pursuant to a prescription; (2) a schedule V controlled substance pursuant to written or verbal misrepresentation; or (3) possession of a schedule V controlled substance other than by means of a prescription or by means of signing an exempt narcotic register maintained by a pharmacy licensed by the Indiana state board of pharmacy; commits a Class A misdemeanor.
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