Under federal law, dispensing medications on the U.S. Department of Justice’s Controlled Substance Schedules without a valid prescription is considered a felony offense on par with selling illegal drugs. Depending on the specific medication involved, physicians, pharmacists, and other health care professionals found guilty of distributing controlled substances under 21 U.S.C. 841 can face years…
Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances (21 U.S.C. 841; 21 U.S.C. 846)
