I originally posted about this argument before SCOTUS in March here:
Physician Liability for #OUD (Arguments in Ruan v. US)
The High Court ruled in favor of the pill mill prescribers, setting aside their 25 year prison sentences.
“After a defendant produces evidence that he or she was authorized to dispense controlled substances, the government must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant knew that he or she was acting in an unauthorized manner, or intended to do so.”
A link to the story is here.
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