Missouri Governor Blunt: Signs Tough Anti-Meth Bill
State by state it is becoming harder for your local methamphetamine manufacturer to obtain percursor chemicals to make their poison.
Missouri Governor Bill Blunt last week signed a tough new bill into law. The bill requires:
1. Purchasers of ephedrine or pseudephedrine containing cold medicines must also be at least 18, show photo ID, and sign a log that police can later review.
2. The bill requires that powder pill forms of medicines containing ephedrine and pseudoephedrine be placed behind the counter at pharmacies.
3. Convenience stores and other retail outlets that do not have licensed pharmacists or technicians on site can no longer sell the drugs. They have until July 15 to send pills back to the manufacturer or give them to someone who can legally sell tham.
4. The new law also imposes limits on the amount an individual can buy: 9-grams a month of any powder pill medicine containing pseudoephedrine or ephedrine. That means customers could buy about 12 boxes containing 24 pills each month – more than enough to take the maximum does of the medicine around the clock.
“These bills will keep the key ingredients needed to make meth – ephedrine and pseudoephedrine – out of the hands of drug manufacturers and, by doing so, will put them out of business,” said Blunt, who flew to five cities Wednesday for ceremonial bill signings.
Indeed!
Since the Congress has failed to enact national legislation to restrict these precursor chemicals, let the states do it one at a time!