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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 956. Exemption authority
(a) Individual possessing controlled substance
(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Attorney General may by
regulation exempt from sections 952(a) and (b), 953, 954, and 955
of this title any individual who has a controlled substance (except
a substance in schedule I) in his possession for his personal
medical use, or for administration to an animal accompanying him,
if he lawfully obtained such substance and he makes such
declaration (or gives such other notification) as the Attorney
General may by regulation require.
(2) Notwithstanding any exemption under paragraph (1), a United
States resident who enters the United States through an
international land border with a controlled substance (except a
substance in schedule I) for which the individual does not possess
a valid prescription issued by a practitioner (as defined in
section 802 of this title) in accordance with applicable Federal
and State law (or documentation that verifies the issuance of such
a prescription to that individual) may not import the controlled
substance into the United States in an amount that exceeds 50
dosage units of the controlled substance.
(b) Compound, mixture, or preparation
The Attorney General may by regulation except any compound,
mixture, or preparation containing any depressant or stimulant
substance listed in paragraph (a) or (b) of schedule III or in
schedule IV or V from the application of all or any part of this
subchapter if (1) the compound, mixture, or preparation contains
one or more active medicinal ingredients not having a depressant or
stimulant effect on the central nervous system, and (2) such
ingredients are included therein in such combinations, quantity,
proportion, or concentration as to vitiate the potential for abuse
of the substances which do have a depressant or stimulant effect on
the central nervous system.
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