Registration

(a)DPHSS shall register an applicant to manufacture or distribute substances included in Schedules I through V, unless DPHSS determines that the issuance of the registration would be inconsistent with the public interest. In determining the public interest, DPHSS shall consider the following factors:

(1)maintenance of effective controls against diversion of controlled substances into other than legitimate medical, scientific research or industrial channels;

(2)compliance with Federal and local law;

(3)promotion of technical advances in the art of manufacturing controlled substances and the development of new substances;

(4)convictions of the applicant under laws of another country or Federal or state laws relating to a controlled substance;

(5)past experience of the applicant in the manufacture or distribution of controlled substances, and the existence in the applicant’s establishment of effective controls against diversion of controlled substances into other than legitimate medical, scientific, research or industrial channels;

(6)furnishing by the applicant of false or fraudulent material in an application filed under this Act;

(7)suspension or revocation of the applicant’s Federal registration or the applicant’s registration in another state to manufacture, distribute or dispense controlled substances as authorized by Federal law; and

(8)any other factors relevant to and consistent with the public health and safety.

(b)Registration under Subsection

(a)entitles a registrant to manufacture or distribute a substance included in Schedule I or II only if it is specified in the registration. CH. 67 GUAM UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT

(c)A practitioner must be registered with DPHSS before dispensing a controlled substance or conducting research with respect to a controlled substance included in Schedules II through V. DPHSS need not require separate registration under this Article for a practitioner engaging in research with nonnarcotic substances included in Schedules II through V if the registrant is already registered under this Article in another capacity. A practitioner registered under Federal law to conduct research with a substance included in Schedule I may conduct research with the substance in Guam upon furnishing DPHSS evidence of the Federal registration.

(d)A manufacturer or distributor registered under the Federal Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. § 801, et seq.) may submit a copy of the Federal application as an application for registration as a manufacturer or distributor under this Section. DPHSS may require a manufacturer or distributor to submit information in addition to the application for registration under the Federal act.

(e)A dispenser of narcotic drugs to a narcotic drug dependent person, as defined in § 67.308.2(a), registered under the Federal Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. § 801, et seq.) may submit a copy of the Federal application as an application for registration as a dispenser of narcotic drugs to a drug dependent person under this Section. DPHSS may require a dispenser to submit information in addition to the application for registration under the Federal act.