# Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, sec. 4: Exceptions from schedules

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## Section

- **Citation:** Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, sec. 4
- **Heading:** Exceptions from schedules
- **Jurisdiction:** Massachusetts
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94C / Section 4

## Text

Section 4. The commissioner acting jointly with the board of registration in pharmacy may by regulation pursuant to the provisions of chapter thirty A except any compound, mixture or preparation containing any substances in paragraph (a) or (b) of Schedule III or in Schedule IV, V or VI established pursuant to the provisions of section two from the application of all or any part of this chapter 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, and (3) the compound, mixture, or preparation has been similarly excepted under the provisions of the Federal ''Comprehensive Drug Abuse, Prevention and Control Act of 1970'', or any amendment thereof. Such regulation shall state the weight of the controlled substance per fluid ounce, or if a solid or semi-solid preparation the weight in the avoirdupois amounts, and if the metric system is used, the weight in grams per hundred cubic centimeters in the case of a fluid, or the weight per gram in the case of a solid or semi-solid preparation. The commissioner shall by regulation modify, rescind or revoke an exception whenever it has been modified, rescinded or revoked under the provisions of the Federal Comprehensive Drug Abuse, Prevention and Control Act of 1970 or any amendment thereof.

Section 4. The commissioner acting jointly with the board of registration in pharmacy may by regulation pursuant to the provisions of chapter thirty A except any compound, mixture or preparation containing any substances in paragraph (a) or (b) of Schedule III or in Schedule IV, V or VI established pursuant to the provisions of section two from the application of all or any part of this chapter 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, and

(3) the compound, mixture, or preparation has been similarly excepted under the provisions of the Federal ''Comprehensive Drug Abuse, Prevention and Control Act of 1970'', or any amendment thereof.

Such regulation shall state the weight of the controlled substance per fluid ounce, or if a solid or semi-solid preparation the weight in the avoirdupois amounts, and if the metric system is used, the weight in grams per hundred cubic centimeters in the case of a fluid, or the weight per gram in the case of a solid or semi-solid preparation.

The commissioner shall by regulation modify, rescind or revoke an exception whenever it has been modified, rescinded or revoked under the provisions of the Federal Comprehensive Drug Abuse, Prevention and Control Act of 1970 or any amendment thereof.

## Nearby sections

- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, sec. 1 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXV_C94C_S1.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, sec. 2 Establishment of schedules of drugs or other controlled substances](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXV_C94C_S2.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, sec. 2A Temporary placement of substance in schedule I](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXV_C94C_S2A.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, sec. 3 Findings required for placement in schedules](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXV_C94C_S3.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, sec. 4 Exceptions from schedules](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXV_C94C_S4.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, sec. 5 Dispensing controlled substances excepted under Sec. 4](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXV_C94C_S5.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, sec. 6 Rules and regulations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXV_C94C_S6.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, sec. 6A Licensure of certain corporate entities with patients receiving opioid agonist therapy; best practice guidance for practitioners](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXV_C94C_S6A.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, sec. 7 Registration of persons who manufacture, distribute, dispense or possess controlled substances](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXV_C94C_S7.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, sec. 7A Registration as participant in prescription monitoring program](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXV_C94C_S7A.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, sec. 8 Research projects and studies](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXV_C94C_S8.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, sec. 9 Administering and dispensing of controlled substances in course of professional practice; records, inspection](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXV_C94C_S9.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, sec. 10 Separate registration](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXV_C94C_S10.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, sec. 11 Inspection of establishments of registrants or applicants](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXV_C94C_S11.md)

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