Morons: Vanity Plate Spells Out Methamphetamine

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A vanity license plate that spells out the chemical formula of methamphetamine. Read about it here and here:

Most drivers may be puzzled by the vanity license plate C9H13N, but plenty of crooks likely nod their heads knowingly.

It’s the chemical compound for methamphetamine, and despite a state law that prohibits references to alcohol or illegal substances on vanity plates, it may be perfectly legal.

Bradley A. Benfield, a spokesman for the state Licensing Department, said such a license has been granted to the owner of a black 2002 Audi registered in Seattle. The plate may be legal because the same compound represents amphetamine, a legal substance when used in medicine.

“This is a serious concern if there is a license out there with something on it that a reasonable person would consider related to an illegal substance,” said Benfield. “It’s pretty easy for something like this to slip through.”