Controlled Substances Act, Criminal Liability

Will the Supreme Court’s Latest Decision on Mens Rea Leave Medical Professional Prosecutions Ruan-ing on Empty?

Epstein Becker & Green on 8/26/2022

In a brush-back pitch to DOJ opioid initiatives, the U.S. Supreme Court this past June issued an important decision clarifying the mental state the government must establish to convict a licensed medical professional of...more

Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Physicians in Overprescribing Cases

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC on 7/7/2022

The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously agreed that in prosecuting cases against physicians under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), if the alleged physician demonstrates that his or her conduct is authorized per the CSA, the...more

SCOTUS: Prosecutors Must Prove “Subjective” Knowledge to Convict Doctors Under the Controlled Substances Act

Smith Gambrell Russell on 7/6/2022

On June 27, 2022, the United States Supreme Court clarified the “knowingly or intentionally” standard for criminal prosecutions against doctors accused of overprescribing addictive medications in violation of the Controlled...more

High Court Rules “State of Mind” Relevant in Prosecuting Prescribers under the Controlled Substance Act

Quarles & Brady LLP on 7/5/2022

Last week the Supreme Court ("the Court") released a decision holding that the Federal Controlled Substance Act (the "Act") provision that criminalizes the dispensing of a controlled substance “except as authorized” includes...more

Criminal Liability of Pharmaceutical Executives Under the Controlled Substances Act

Butler Snow LLP on 6/3/2022

Civil lawsuits are an unavoidable and expected consequence of operating in a heavily regulated industry. While CEOs and other pharmaceutical executives may lose sleep over the outcome of civil trials and the potential...more

Part 4: Hot Smoking Topics in Operations

Burns & Levinson LLP on 11/13/2019

The growth and legitimacy of the cannabis industry is at an all-time high with nearly two-thirds of the country in support of the federal legalization of cannabis. With such legitimacy and potential for further growth, it’s...more