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Pharmacy robberies continue; companies acknowledge problem isn’t going away http://wishtv.com/2015/09/25/pharmacy-robberies-continue-companies-acknowledge-problem-isnt-going-away/ INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A spate of a pharmacy robberies in the Indianapolis area this week has renewed concerns about those responsible and the efforts to stop them. To date, there have been more than 150 pharmacy robberies in the Indianapolis area. This week, there have […]

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https://youtu.be/4wulBr6DrhQ How many boards of pharmacies share with pharmacies who they are investigating about wrong doings ? Suggesting that pts find a new doctor… since the prescriber has not been found guilty of anything.. is that defamation of the prescriber’s good name… isn’t that creating a restraint of trade ?  How much will the damages […]

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This is my SECOND EMAIL from PORTAGE, INDIANA in the past week… and according to Meijer’s website there is only one store in portage..  Both of these pts have file complaints with the Indiana Board of Pharmacy… I understand that the other one has been referred to the AG office.. but.. we all know how […]

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The line forming to sue CVS ? CVS Indiana defamation lawsuit click  on above link for all 39 pages of lawsuit Besides corporate CVS,  there are FOUR specific CVS stores in central Indiana listed in the suit.

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Taxpayers are paying $60 for every pot plant the DEA destroys in Oregon http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonkblog/wp/2015/09/24/taxpayers-are-paying-60-for-every-pot-plant-the-dea-destroys-in-oregon/ The Drug Enforcement Administration spent $960,000 to destroy marijuana plants in that state in 2014 as part of its “Cannabis Eradication Program,” according to a recent report by NBC affiliate KGW in Portland, Ore. That year, the DEA succeeded in removing 16,067 pot […]

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Group works to solve prescription access problem Florida’s Controlled Substances Standards Subcommittee working to help patients http://www.wesh.com/news/group-works-to-solve-prescription-access-problem/35403312 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. —Thousands of pain patients who have had their legitimate prescriptions denied at the pharmacy are one step closer to seeing relief. Florida’s Controlled Substances Standards Subcommittee is working to solve the crisis that WESH 2 News […]

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http://www.wiggerlawfirm.com/ There is a lot going on in the chain pharmacy industry. I got a phone call today about how this law firm who is representing a growing number of Pharmacists in suing a particular every large chain pharmacy/PBM and is looking for more clients. My understanding is that he is taking on these law […]

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DEA Still Paying Oregon Cops Top Dollar to Destroy Marijuana Farms http://www.hightimes.com/read/dea-still-paying-oregon-cops-top-dollar-destroy-marijuana-farms Both President Obama and AG Holder has told the DEA to stop enforcing the FED MJ laws in those states where it is now legal.. but.. apparently the DEA has its own agenda.  The last time I looked at the command structure of […]

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