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Federal Judge Dismisses Former NFL Player’s Marijuana Decriminalization Suit

Pharmacy Law Blog

Marijuana is right up there with LSD and heroin (15,466 heroin overdose deaths in 2016). The complaint filed in September of 2017, argued the 1970 federal law classifying marijuana as a dangerous drug violates patients’ rights. And how many deaths each year are attributable to marijuana overdoses? As high as chewing gum?

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Florida Woman Lands Herself 6.5 Years in Prison, Owes $45 Million for Medicare Fraud Scheme

Pharmacy Law Blog

Prior to her guilty plea, she was accused of Medicare fraud and Anti-Kickback Statute violations allegedly through paying patients. She allegedly paid the patients to use one of her home health companies so that she could bill the government for unnecessary or unprovided services. To read more on the U.S.

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