[meyer]

Each bottle/container he got from the drug store would have a little sticker on it that said something like "Federal law prohibits the transfer of this medication to anyone for whom it was not prescribed" (I can't recall the exact wording,I haven't seen it in a while).

I think you're considering "transfer" in the wrong terms. It is illegal for people to distribute prescription drugs to others for use or consumption. But it is not illegal for a person to purchase and carry (essentially acting as an agent) prescription medication for another.

[Gay State Conservative]

I think you're considering "transfer" in the wrong terms. It is illegal for people to distribute prescription drugs to others for use or consumption. But it is not illegal for a person to purchase and carry (essentially acting as an agent) prescription medication for another.

I suspect that your correct regarding the use of the word "transfer".I routinely picked up my Dad's prescriptions when he was living with me.

But assuming that we're both correct on this matter,is what happened with Rush (assuming that the news report is accurate) a crime? Did the doctor involved "transfer" the drug to Rush in a way that violated state or Federal law (drug laws,laws that regulate pharmacy practices,etc) or laws (or "standards") concerning the practice of medicine.

So who,if anyone,is in trouble here? Rush? The doctor? Both?