On August 19th, 2014
Dr. Yahya Hedvat, a 69-year-old Encino physician awaiting trial for prescribing narcotic drugs without a legitimate medical need was arrested August 13, 2014 and charged in a new case, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. Dr. Yahya Hedvat, who runs an Encino medical clinic called “Urgent Care,” was arrested on a warrant […]
On June 18th, 2014
The Medical Board of California has placed a Long Beach doctor on probation for one year after undercover Medical Board investigators obtained medical marijuana recommendations for "stress" or "sadness." One investigator obtained a medical marijuana recommendation after a conversation that lasted approximately one minute at a hemp convention, the other obtained one without ever seeing […]
On December 5th, 2013
When the Medical Board of California (MBC) received complaints alleging Dr. David Juan of Sunnyvale was prescribing controlled substances without a medical purpose, MBC investigators went to work. On December 3, 2013, the MBC's Prescription Drug Task Force, along with Santa Clara County, arrested Dr. Juan on three counts charging he prescribed controlled substances without […]
