Perspective
Nov. 20, 2014
New ruling may increase drug disposal programs
After a decision by the 9th Circuit affirming the right of local governments to require manufacturers to operate drug disposal programs, a bill has been reintroduced in San Francisco. By Hae-Won Min Liao and Jennifer Haney
The Bay Area is leading the charge on imposing new requirements on drug companies to collect unused or otherwise undesired drugs from residents. The failure of recent legal challenges to one of those local ordinances may spur other local jurisdictions to institute their own rules. There are currently two such ordinances on the books in the U.S. - one in Alameda County and the other in Washington state's King County - wi...
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