# Ark. Code Ann. § 20-64-309: Depressant and stimulant drugs - Manufacturing, compounding, or processing prohibited - Exceptions > Arkansas · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T20_C64_S3_S20-64-309 ## Section - **Citation:** Ark. Code Ann. § 20-64-309 - **Heading:** Depressant and stimulant drugs - Manufacturing, compounding, or processing prohibited - Exceptions - **Jurisdiction:** Arkansas - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** AR Code / Title 20 / Chapter 64 / Subchapter 3 / Section 20-64-309 ## Text No person shall manufacture, compound, or process in this state any depressant or stimulant drug, except that this prohibition shall not apply to the following persons whose activities in connection with any drug are as specified in this section: (1) Manufacturers, compounders, and processors, operating in conformance with the laws of this state relating to the manufacture, compounding, or processing of drugs, who are regularly engaged in preparing pharmaceutical chemicals or prescription drugs for distribution through branch outlets, through wholesale druggists, or by direct shipment: (A) To pharmacies or to hospitals, clinics, public health agencies, or physicians for dispensing by registered pharmacists upon prescriptions, or for use by or under the supervision of practitioners licensed in this state to administer the drugs in the course of their professional practice; or (B) To laboratories or research or educational institutions for their use in lawful research, teaching, or chemical analysis; (2) Suppliers, operating in conformance with the laws of this state relating to the manufacture, compounding, or processing of drugs of manufacturers, compounders, and processors referred to in subdivision (1) of this section; (3) Wholesale druggists who maintain their establishments in conformance with state and local laws relating to the manufacture, compounding, or processing of drugs and are regularly engaged in supplying prescription drugs: (A) To pharmacies, or to hospitals, clinics, public health agencies, or physicians for dispensing by registered pharmacists upon prescriptions or for use by or under the supervision of practitioners licensed in this state to administer the drugs in the course of their professional practice; or (B) To laboratories or research or educational institutions for their use in lawful research, teaching, or clinical analysis; (4) Pharmacies, hospitals, clinics, and public health agencies which maintain their establishments in conformance with state and local laws regulating the practice of pharmacy and medicine which are regularly engaged in dispensing drugs upon prescriptions of practitioners licensed in this state to administer the drugs for patients under the care of the practitioners in the course of their professional practice; (5) Practitioners licensed in this state to prescribe or administer depressant or stimulant drugs, while acting in the course of their professional practice; (6) Persons who use depressant or stimulant drugs in research, teaching, or chemical analysis and not for sale; (7) Officers and employees of this state or of a political subdivision of this state or of the United States while acting in the course of their official duties; and (8) An employee or agent of any person described in subdivisions (1)-(6) of this section and a nurse under the supervision of a practitioner licensed by law in this state to administer depressant or stimulant drugs, while the employee or nurse is acting in the course of his or her employment or occupation and not on his or her own account. Acts 1967, No. 492, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-2107. No person shall manufacture, compound, or process in this state any depressant or stimulant drug, except that this prohibition shall not apply to the following persons whose activities in connection with any drug are as specified in this section: nurse is acting in the course of his or her employment or occupation and not on his or her own account. Acts 1967, No. 492, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-2107. No person shall manufacture, compound, or process in this state any depressant or stimulant drug, except that this prohibition shall not apply to the following persons whose activities in connection with any drug are as specified in this section: (1) Manufacturers, compounders, and processors, operating in conformance with the laws of this state relating to the manufacture, compounding, or processing of drugs, who are regularly engaged in preparing pharmaceutical chemicals or prescription drugs for distribution through branch outlets, through wholesale druggists, or by direct shipment: (A) To pharmacies or to hospitals, clinics, public health agencies, or physicians for dispensing by registered pharmacists upon prescriptions, or for use by or under the supervision of practitioners licensed in this state to administer the drugs in the course of their professional practice; or (B) To laboratories or research or educational institutions for their use in lawful research, teaching, or chemical analysis; (A) To pharmacies or to hospitals, clinics, public health agencies, or physicians for dispensing by registered pharmacists upon prescriptions, or for use by or under the supervision of practitioners licensed in this state to administer the drugs in the course of their professional practice; or (B) To laboratories or research or educational institutions for their use in lawful research, teaching, or chemical analysis; (2) Suppliers, operating in conformance with the laws of this state relating to the manufacture, compounding, or processing of drugs of manufacturers, compounders, and processors referred to in subdivision (1) of this section; (3) Wholesale druggists who maintain their establishments in conformance with state and local laws relating to the manufacture, compounding, or processing of drugs and are regularly engaged in supplying prescription drugs: (A) To pharmacies, or to hospitals, clinics, public health agencies, or physicians for dispensing by registered pharmacists upon prescriptions or for use by or under the supervision of practitioners licensed in this state to administer the drugs in the course of their professional practice; or (B) To laboratories or research or educational institutions for their use in lawful research, teaching, or clinical analysis; (A) To pharmacies, or to hospitals, clinics, public health agencies, or physicians for dispensing by registered pharmacists upon prescriptions or for use by or under the supervision of practitioners licensed in this state to administer the drugs in the course of their professional practice; or (B) To laboratories or research or educational institutions for their use in lawful research, teaching, or clinical analysis; (4) Pharmacies, hospitals, clinics, and public health agencies which maintain their establishments in conformance with state and local laws regulating the practice of pharmacy and medicine which are regularly engaged in dispensing drugs upon prescriptions of practitioners licensed in this state to administer the drugs for patients under the care of the practitioners in the course of their professional practice; (5) Practitioners licensed in this state to prescribe or administer depressant or stimulant drugs, while acting in the course of their professional practice; (6) Persons who use depressant or stimulant drugs in research, teaching, or chemical analysis and not for sale; (7) Officers and employees of this state or of a political subdivision of this state or of the United States while acting in the course of their official duties; and ate to prescribe or administer depressant or stimulant drugs, while acting in the course of their professional practice; (6) Persons who use depressant or stimulant drugs in research, teaching, or chemical analysis and not for sale; (7) Officers and employees of this state or of a political subdivision of this state or of the United States while acting in the course of their official duties; and (8) An employee or agent of any person described in subdivisions (1)-(6) of this section and a nurse under the supervision of a practitioner licensed by law in this state to administer depressant or stimulant drugs, while the employee or nurse is acting in the course of his or her employment or occupation and not on his or her own account. Acts 1967, No. 492, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-2107. ## Nearby sections - [Ark. Code Ann. § 20-64-301 Title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T20_C64_S3_S20-64-301.md) - [Ark. Code Ann. § 20-64-302 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T20_C64_S3_S20-64-302.md) - [Ark. Code Ann. § 20-64-303 Minor violations of subchapter](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T20_C64_S3_S20-64-303.md) - [Ark. Code Ann. § 20-64-304 Penalties](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T20_C64_S3_S20-64-304.md) - [Ark. Code Ann. § 20-64-305 Duty of prosecuting attorneys](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T20_C64_S3_S20-64-305.md) - [Ark. Code Ann. § 20-64-306 Prohibited acts](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T20_C64_S3_S20-64-306.md) - [Ark. 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