Meth is easy to make

How easy is it to make meth? Watch this video by Frontline and you’ll see just how easy it is for someone to set up a meth lab in your neighborhood. Once they use a home to make meth, it will be classified as a hazardous waste site that is unsafe for humans to live in.

Arkansas Senators approve of earlier release for meth offenders

Arkansas Senators have approved a bill that would allow the prison sentences for convicted meth cooks to be reduced for good behavior. Prior to their approval of the measure on Thursday, meth offenders were required to serve 70% of the sentences they were given, under a law passed in 1997. The latest measure taken by Arkansas State Senators would allow Read more

Story Update: Highway Motorcyle Club meth lab bust in Lansing, Michigan

The recent meth lab bust of a member of the Highway Motorcyle Club in Lansing, Michigan was operated without the knowledge of the owner of the home, according to her sister. Read about what led to the bust at 2690 Eaton Rapids Highway by reading the comment we received to our story called “Lansing Michigan Meth Lab tied to Highway Motorcycle Club“.

Note: The comment has been published, as it was received today by MLH.

Meth lab fire causes $100,000 damage and forces evacuation of 15 homes

A fire that caused $100,000 damage to a home at 1914 N. Park Ave at 8:30 p.m. Monday night started in a downstairs apartment, according to firefighters. Although, several cans of gas were found at the scene, arson investigators quickly decided that neither gas nor arson was to blame for the fire that forced 15 Read more

Family sickened by chemicals in former meth lab home asks for help

“We need help!! We bought our house 5 years ago, after having 3 children ages 3,2,1, we begin to find out from neighbors, people in community that meth was manufactured in our home. All 3 of our children, plus my husband and myself are all experiencing health effects Read more

Lansing Michigan meth lab tied to Highwaymen Motorcycle Club

Members of the Highway Motorcyle Club were operating a meth lab out of a home located at 2690 Eaton Rapids Highway, according to the Tri-County Metro Narcotics Squad and Michigan State Police Emergency Response Team who raided the residence early Friday morning in Delhi Township.  Using a search warrant, Read more

Meth labs grow well in farm country

Why do meth labs grow well in farm country? Indiana officials talk about how meth cooks are destroying the dream of living the simple life in small town America. (video)

Meth lab homeowners: Contact Vice President Biden

Vice President Joe Biden, former Senator from Delaware and chairman of the International Narcotics Control Caucus, is now heading the Middle Class Task Force, a force designed to address the needs of Middle Class Americans.  If you bought or rented a former meth lab home, you now have the opportunity to tell Vice President Biden what it’s like to find out that your home is unsafe to live in.

Now is the time to turn the focus of Washington to the innocent Middle Class men, women, and children, who are getting sick and facing bankruptcy and foreclosure, because they unknowingly bought or rented a former meth lab.  The Middle Class Task Force will meet for the first time on February 27, 2009 and discuss Green Jobs; some of which include jobs that address pollution and waste management. Make meth lab homes a part of their discussion by submitting your ideas on the Middle Class Task Force website!