Law360, New York (June 16, 2015, 10:23 AM EDT) -- Last month, the United States Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge to the Alameda County Drug Disposal Ordinance brought by three pharmaceutical trade organizations. The court's decision leaves in force the Ninth Circuit decision, which found that the ordinance, requiring pharmaceutical manufacturers to fund drug take-back programs in the county, did not interfere with interstate commerce or discriminate against out-of-state pharmaceutical manufacturers. Its refusal to hear the challenge to the ordinance significantly expands the duties of the pharmaceutical industry in Alameda County and perhaps in other venues that are evaluating the implementation of similar laws....