Pain Medicine: Judge Dismisses Most Serious Charges in Hurwitz Retrial
The judge presiding over the retrial of Northern Virginia pain specialist Dr. William Hurwitz has thrown out the most serious charges.
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Medical Marijuana: Federal Judge Dismisses Charges Against Ed Rosenthal
A federal judge has gutted a federal re-indictment of "Guru of Ganja" Ed Rosenthal on medical marijuana cultivation and related charges, citing "vindictive prosecution."
Feature: The DEA's New Proposed Policy Statement on Pain Prescribing -- What Does It Mean?
The DEA last week issued a new policy statement on prescribing opioid pain medications, and we try to figure out what it means.
Medical Marijuana: No More Prison Threat for Renee Boje After Feds Accept Symbolic Plea
The federal case against medical marijuana refugee Renee Boje has ended not with a bang but with a whimper as, after eight years, the feds let her cop to a plea for possession of a 1/2 gram of pot.
Methamphetamine: Third Murder Trial For Woman in California Meth Poisoning Infant Death Case
California prosecutors hope the third time is the charm in their effort to secure a murder conviction against a woman whose infant son had methamphetamine in his blood when he died. She's already serving 10 years for child endangerment.