Could It Be Easier to Convict a Doctor Than a Cartel Member? Why the Impending SCOTUS “Pill Mill” Ruling Makes Some Observers Nervous
The U.S. Supreme Court is poised to issue what could be a monumental decision in the Court's Controlled Substances Act (CSA) jurisprudence as applied to the nation's opioid epidemic. At issue in Ruan v. United States is the requisite intent the government must prove to convict a physician under the CSA for the unlawful distribution of controlled substances.
