Menominee tribe files lawsuit over hemp raid

Posted on November 18, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Menominee tribe files lawsuit over hemp raid http://fox11online.com/news/local/northwoods/menominee-tribe-files-lawsuit-over-hemp-raid KESHENA — Less than a month after its land was raided, the Menominee Indian Tribe has filed a lawsuit against the DEA and Department of Justice.The tribe wants to clarify whether it’s legal for it to grow industrial hemp on its reservation, which the tribe considers to […]

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The next epidemic of economic theft and hacking ?

Posted on November 18, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Do No Harm: Protecting Patient Data http://www.medpagetoday.com/PracticeManagement/InformationTechnology/54745?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2015-11-18&eun=g578717d0r “If I can steal your medical identity and get medical coverage as you, I can go have surgeries and your insurance gets billed, and I walk away scot-free,” Bulu said. NATIONAL HARBOR — Information technology experts underscored the importance of keeping patient health information secure and outlined strategies […]

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Legal Complaint Filed Against CDC Opioid Guidelines

Posted on November 18, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Legal Complaint Filed Against CDC Opioid Guidelines https://edsinfo.wordpress.com/2015/11/17/legal-complaint-filed-against-cdc-opioid-guidelines/ Comments/complaints filed by the Washington Legal Foundation regarding the CDC Opioid Prescribing Guidelines: On November 17, 2015, WLF filed formal comments with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), calling on CDC to withdraw its Draft Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain and, before renewing efforts […]

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Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) calls for DEA chief Chuck Rosenberg to be replaced.

Posted on November 18, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Blumenauer Speaks Out On DEA Chief Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) calls for DEA chief Chuck Rosenberg to be replaced. http://www.c-span.org/video/?c4560946/blumenauer-speaks-dea-chief Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) said Wednesday that acting Drug Enforcement Administration chief Chuck Rosenberg should be replaced after calling the notion of smoking marijuana for medical purposes a “joke.”  “Rosenberg is clearly not the right […]

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One healthcare professional suggestion reporting others to licensing boards for failure to observe the law ?

Posted on November 18, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

We have met the enemy, and he is us http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drug-topics/news/we-have-met-enemy-and-he-us Here is a recently published column in DRUG TOPICS where a Pharmacist is expressing concerns about how Pharmacists are suppose to be “problem solvers” to the point that they end up spending a lot of non-revenue generating tasks .. in order to make sure that […]

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