Venta ilegal de dextrometorfano a menores de edad

Explicación Simple

No se puede vender un medicamento llamado dextrometorfano a personas menores de 18 años. Si alguien intenta comprarlo, el vendedor debe asegurarse de que la persona sea mayor antes de venderlo.

Es como si un restaurante no pudiera servir vino a un cliente que parece menor de edad. Tienen que pedir una identificación para asegurarse de que la persona pueda beber legalmente.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan trabaja en una farmacia y un día llega un chico de 16 años pidiendo un jarabe para la tos que contiene dextrometorfano. Juan, recordando la ley, le pide su identificación para verificar su edad antes de poder venderle el producto.

Penalidades

Primera ofensa: advertencia; segunda ofensa: multa de hasta $200.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

C.R.S. 18-18-406.9 – Unlawful distribution or purchase of dextromethorphan (1) It is unlawful for a seller, retailer, or vendor to knowingly or willfully dispense, sell, or distribute a finished drug product containing any quantity of dextromethorphan to a person less than eighteen years of age. (2) Intentionally left blank —Ed. (a) A seller, retailer, or vendor making a retail sale of a finished drug product containing any quantity of dextromethorphan must require and obtain proof of age from the purchaser before completing the sale unless the seller, retailer, or vendor reasonably presumes from the purchaser’s outward appearance that the purchaser is at least twenty-five years of age. (b) This section does not require a retail entity to: (I) Place products in a specific place within a store; (II) Impose other restrictions on consumers’ direct access to finished drug products; or (III) Maintain transaction records. (3) A seller, retailer, or vendor who violates subsection (1) or (2)(a) of this section commits an unclassified petty offense and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as follows: (a) For a first offense, the court shall issue a written warning to the seller, retailer, or vendor; and (b) For a second or subsequent offense, the seller, retailer, or vendor shall pay a fine of not more than two hundred dollars. (4) This section does not apply to a medication containing dextromethorphan, which medication is sold pursuant to a valid prescription.