Iowa legal term
Dispense in Iowa Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Iowa legislative session
In Iowa criminal law, “Dispense” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Iowa criminal code.
What does “Dispense” mean in Iowa criminal law?
“Dispense” means to deliver a controlled substance to an ultimate user or research subject by or pursuant to the lawful order of a practitioner, including the prescribing, administering, packaging, labeling, or compounding necessary to prepare the substance for that delivery. 10. “Dispenser” means a practitioner who dispenses. 11. “Distribute” means to deliver other than by administering or dispensing a controlled substance. 12. “Distributor” means a person who distributes. 13. “Drug” means: a. (Iowa Code § 124.101)
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