(a) This section does not apply to: (1) a government unit; (2) a health or medical agency approved by the Secretary of Health; (3) a medical, pharmaceutical, or other professional publication not publicly distributed; or (4) a news item or article published in a newspaper, magazine, or book. (b) A person may not advertise, allow to be advertised, or call to public attention: (1) a drug, medicine, preparation, or substance for the treatment, alleviation, or cure of venereal disease; or (2) a person from whom or a place where a drug, medicine, preparation, or substance for the treatment, alleviation, or cure of venereal disease may be obtained. (c) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $500 for each violation.
Maryland Legal Code