I dicussed this internet pharmacy quote yesterday, but I wanted to emphasize it today in a seperate article. Dianne Feinstein, the Ryan Haight Bill sponsor in the Senate, was quoted in the Wall Street Journal yesterday regarding why the Ryan Haight Act was needed: Regulators say the new law is intended in part to strengthen […]
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I previously wrote in my internet pharmacy criminal defense strategies article that the Ryan Haight Act, somewhat counter-intuitively, provides a potential defense for criminal defendants in online pharmacy and internet prescription prosecutions commenced prior to the effective date of the Act. To summarize, I noted that it is illogical for the DEA and DOJ to argue […]
The U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah today announced the indictment of 18 individuals under The Controlled Substances Act for activities connected with two online pharmacies (lighthousemeds.com and federalmeds.com). Specifically, the press release and indictment allege violations of The Controlled Substances Act for the following reasons: some customers could purchase drugs from an online pharmacy without […]
With the focus on the Ryan Haight Act, I imagine many are wondering when the Act becomes effective should the President sign it (which he will). Note, however, that the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) would view that date as irrelevant. The DEA and Department of Justice (DOJ) are indicting, prosecuting, and successfully convicting online pharmacy website owners, doctors, and pharmacists […]
The amended version passed by the House on September 23, 2008 has now passed the Senate. All that is left is the President’s signature. I have summarized and linked previous discussion on the Act and its effect on online pharmacy prescriptions below: Detailed Criminal Defense Analysis of Ryan Haight Act Pharmacy Association Erroneously Favors the Ryan Haight Act House […]
The Ryan Haight Act (also known as The Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Protection Act) is making its way through Congress on its way to the President’s desk. Almost unanimous congressional support exists for the Bill, and President Bush has previously declared his support for it in his March 2008 radio address. Thus, barring unexpected circumstances (a financial […]
The National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) released a statement today supporting The Ryan Haight Act. Big surprise. Notable quotes from their self-serving press release include grandiose, generalized statements such as “[t]he safety of every American is at risk if these illegal online operators are allowed to continue.” Somehow I doubt that. And, even worse, “some . […]
The DEA’s Diversion Control website provides a list of doctors convicted or with pending trials under The Controlled Substances Act. Unfortunately, it is nowhere near exhaustive. Moreover, the list includes offline prescription convictions. The list, for example, also would include a local doctor who might blindly write prescriptions for his or her patients. In fact, […]
The Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act, which I discussed in my internet pharmacy and doctor criminal defense legal issues series, was passed by the House today. The Committee amended some language, so it must be re-passed by the Senate before it heads to the President’s desk. How soon the President views the bill is anyone’s […]
The Ryan Haight Act that I discussed in my Internet Pharmacy Criminal Defense Issues Part 2 article was unanimously passed by the House Energy and Commerce Committee last week. Adding more fuel to my pro-criminal defense attorney argument that Congress must really think that online pharmacy prescriptions without physical examinations (or doctor-patient relationships) are currently legal, the bill will now be […]
