It may be, but to be honest, I'm not well versed in Federal Law, only Criminal and related laws specific to the state of NJ. The only Federal laws I was required to know were those involving Constitutional Rights and certain "Case Laws".

A "regulation" might be a more accurate description I think. Still, dispensing any medication without proper training or licensing is a recipe for disaster and like you said, it makes one a drug pusher. No better than that scum on the corner passing out twenty dollar crack rocks or packets of methamphetamines of questionable quality. :down:
The wife's bi-polar son was doing just that with his Klonipin. Passing them out to one of his friends like party favors. Until one evening an entire bottle of a freshly filled script allegedly grew legs and walked out the door, leaving the idiot with no medication to keep his mania in check. I should have filmed his dilly bean dance. It was sad and pathetic. I suspected a couple of scenarios during that incident.
1. His friend stole the drugs to sell. or...
2. He and his friend partied on the entire bottle the night before.
We began locking up his meds after that and closely monitored the dispensing.

This worked well for awhile. But, Manic-depression is a frustrating mess and he slowly spiraled out of control after that because he likes to be in control.
Eventually we were forced to 302 him because he refused to go to the doctor and while he was in the hospital we dropped the GET OUT bomb on him. It snapped him back to reality thankfully. Things have been much smoother since then. Guess what? The friend he was giving his meds to abandoned him and we haven't seen or heard from that little turd since. Good riddance to bad rubbish!:-?
There have been no more shortages of medications and the meds are taken as prescribed, under penalty of eviction if there is any discrepancy.

Unless there's some factor that would bring federal charges (crossing state borders, etc.), the states usually handle these matters. I know, in NJ, if you're found to be under the influence of an illicit drug (e.g., by chance, a blood test), not only can you be charged with being under the influence of that drug, you will be charged with illegal possession of that drug. Police can subpoena hospital blood test results. Glad you nipped it in the bud my friend. I know (remember) what you've had to deal with.:yep:

21 U.S.C Section 829
21 U.S.C Section 301 et seq.

Those are just two federal laws. Each state has, of course, their own set of laws. Many states have laws about what is called "legend drugs" which means that it is illegal to give someone else ANY prescribed drug (even if it is not a controlled substance in itself).