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Subjective intent of wrongdoing required to convict doctors under Controlled Substances Act

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The opinion is a victory for physicians prescribing innovative treatments that they believe serve legitimate medical purposes, and it should assuage concerns about a ruling that could have chilled more doctors from prescribing needed pain treatments. The case, Ruan v. Referencing a “a longstanding presumption, traceable.