Virginia Code

Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-260 (2026)

Prescribing, dispensing, etc., drug except as authorized in article and Drug Control Act; violations for which no penalty provided

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It shall be unlawful for any person to prescribe, administer or dispense any drug except as authorized in the Drug Control Act (§ 54.1-3400 et seq.) or in this article. Any person who violates any provision of the Drug Control Act or of this article, for which no penalty is elsewhere specified in this article or in Article 7 (§ 54.1-3466 et seq.) of the Drug Control Act, shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

Code 1950, § 54-524.106; 1970, c. 650; 1973, c. 548; 1975, cc. 14, 15.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1986–2025 · leading case: Pancoast v. Commonwealth, 340 S.E.2d 833 (Va. Ct. App. 1986).

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Pancoast v. Commonwealth, 340 S.E.2d 833 (Va. Ct. App. 1986). · cites it 2× “1(A) and (2) whether the court erred in ruling that Code §§ 18.2-260 and 54-525.65 do not constitute a lesser included offense of Code § 18.”

Randy William Underwood, Jr. v. Commonwealth of Virginia (Va. Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 2× “Furthermore, the final order states that the Commonwealth, without objection, moved to amend the indictment to “feloniously attempt to intimidate or impede a judge, by threats of bodily harm or force, or obstruct or impede the administration of justice in any Court (Virginia…”

Samuel Wise Chang v. Commonwealth (Va. Ct. App. 1996). “5, because the evidence did not support a finding that he "distributed" (emphasis added) the steroids and that the evidence did not support his convictions of unlawfully prescribing hydrocodone in violation of Code §§ 18.”

— Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-260(B) — 1 case

Randy William Underwood, Jr. v. Commonwealth of Virginia (Va. Ct. App. 2025). “Furthermore, the final order states that the Commonwealth, without objection, moved to amend the indictment to “feloniously attempt to intimidate or impede a judge, by threats of bodily harm or force, or obstruct or impede the administration of justice in any Court (Virginia…”

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