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Posted on Thursday, 2nd April 2009 by dcooley

The development of Internet pharmacy law is really only in its infancy.  This may come as a surprise to those who have witnessed numerous pre Ryan Haight Act prosecutions over the last five years.  While there have been many indictments, convictions, mistrials and acquittals in the past few years, Appellate Courts have yet to render decisions on some of [...]

Tags: Controlled Substances, Criminal Appeals, Criminal Defense, Internet Pharmacy Law, Non-Controlled Substances, Ryan Haight Act, Studies
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Posted on Tuesday, 24th March 2009 by dcooley

After an administrative hearing last December, an administrative judge revoked the licenses of Hogan’s Pharmacy owners, Mark and Jolane Poindexter, and pharmacist Rick Kloxin for their involvement with an internet pharmacy.  According to the Hutchinson News:
The judge determined that [they] . . . essentially were running two different businesses out of Hogan’s Pharmacy in Lyons. The “front” [...]

Tags: Administrative Hearing, Hogan's Pharmacy, Pharmacies, Ryan Haight Act, State Law
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Posted on Thursday, 12th March 2009 by dcooley

Several months ago I linked all of my more extensive criminal defense internet pharmacy law and Ryan Haight Act articles (discussing both controlled and noncontrolled substances) in one blog post.  Below is my second attempt at doing so, given that I have written much more since then.  Keep in mind that the legal landscape for internet pharmacy [...]

Tags: Controlled Substances, Criminal Appeals, Criminal Defense, Internet Pharmacy Law, Non-Controlled Substances, Ryan Haight Act
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Posted on Tuesday, 23rd December 2008 by dcooley

I previously wondered whether the government would indict individuals involved in internet pharmacy operations after the passage of the Ryan Haight Act but before its 2009 effective date.  I now have my answer.  David A. Vogel, Jonathan Vogel and Carrie Demers were indicted in the U.S. District Court for East Texas for their alleged involvement in [...]

Tags: Indictment, Internet Pharmacy Law, Madison Pain Clinic, Ryan Haight Act
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Posted on Tuesday, 16th December 2008 by dcooley

The Department of Justice’s 2009 National Drug Threat Assessment, among other things, predicts that the Ryan Haight Act will “most likely reduce the number of rogue internet pharmacies selling controlled prescription drugs.”  The report further states that the Act “prohibits the delivery, distribution, and dispensing of controlled substances over the internet without a prescription written by [...]

Tags: Internet Pharmacy Law, Ryan Haight Act, Studies
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Posted on Tuesday, 16th December 2008 by dcooley

Criminal defense attorneys in various federal internet pharmacy trials have recently, though unsuccessfully, sought to dismiss federal indictments (via Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 12b) utilizing somewhat similar arguments to the ones posited here, including the argument that the passage of the Ryan Haight Act indicates that pre-Ryan Haight Act law did not outlaw online consultations with extensive [...]

Tags: AffPower, Criminal Appeals, Criminal Defense, Internet Pharmacy Law, JIVE, Motion to Dismiss, Ryan Haight Act
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