Utah legal term
Drug in Utah Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Utah legislative session
In Utah criminal law, “Drug” 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 Utah criminal code.
What does “Drug” mean in Utah criminal law?
"Drug" means: (1)(q)(i)(A) a substance recognized in the official United States Pharmacopoeia, Official Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States, or Official National Formulary, or any supplement to any of them, intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in humans or animals; (1)(q)(i)(B) a substance that is required by any applicable federal or state law or rule to be dispensed by prescription only or is restricted to administration by practitioners only; (1)(q)(i)(C) a substance other than food intended to affect the structure or any functi (Utah Code Ann. § 58-37-101)
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