Kansas Meth Lab cleanup budget cuts
December 2, 2008
Contaminated meth lab homes in Kansas may not get cleaned up due to budget problems in Kansas, according to Roderick Bremby, Secretary of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. Funds to clean up toxic meth lab homes are on the agency’s chopping block, along with reduced funding for Read more
S. 1276: Methamphetamine Production Prevention Act of 2008
October 20, 2008
Methamphetamine Production Prevention Act of 2008 ( Became Public Law 10/14/2008)
Amends the Controlled Substances Act to expand written and electronic logbook requirements applicable to sellers and purchasers of listed chemicals (e.g., legal substances used in the production of methamphetamine).
- Requires retail sellers of listed chemicals to use an electronic logbook or a bound paper book to Read more
Meth Legislation: Senate and Representatives Track Sheet
September 26, 2008
S. 103 - Senator Talent (R-MO) introduced on January 24, 2005 the “Combat Meth Act of 2005,” a bill to respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamine in the United States, and for other purposes. Among many things, the bill would have SAMHSA establish a methamphetamine research, training, and technical assistance center “in consultation with the Director of the National Institutes of Health” The bill was Read more
New Mexico Attorney General rallies behind anti-meth education programs
September 12, 2008
Gary King, Attorney General of New Mexico, believes that educating kids about the dangers of using meth will help his state to hold back the tide of New Mexico’s meth problem. His mission to educate children state wide will begin by initiating a new anti-meth education program at the Read more
Over $100,000 awarded to Iowa for children from meth lab homes
September 10, 2008
The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs has released $134,152 in federal funds to the Iowa Governor’s Office of Drug Control Policy for the Drug Endangered Children Program. The funding was included in the fiscal 2008 Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations bill.
Senator Chuck Grassley said that the funds will help children who have suffered from the impact of drugs Read more
U.S. Congress approves Meth Lab Studies
August 9, 2008
The H.R. 365: Methamphetamine Remediation Research Act of 2007 that became law on 12/21/2007 is the first step taken by the U.S. government to address the contamination and health problems caused by meth lab toxins.
The Methamphetamine Research Remediation Act will require:
The EPA to develop model cleanup procedures for states.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology to develop a research program to develop equipment to detect meth for field use.
The National Academy of Sciences to study the long-term health impact on children and first-responders who have been exposed to meth lab toxins.
Two representatives voted against it, Republican Ron Paul of Texas and Republican Jeff Flake of Arizona. Five Read more
Summit County Ohio Meth Task Force wants to create a Meth Lab database on the Internet
July 25, 2008
More than 30 meth labs have been found in Summit County since the beginning of 2008. None of them are included on the DEA’s National Clandestine Lab Registry. In fact, none of the meth labs found in Summit County since October 2007 are listed there either, a concern that Read more
Federal Emergency Meth Lab Cleanup Funding Act of 2007
November 25, 2007
Federal Emergency Meth Lab Cleanup Funding Act of 2007 (Introduced in Senate)
S 2100 ISSponsored by: Sen. Tim Johnson [D, SD] and Sen. John Barrasso [R, WY]
Committees - Senate Judiciary
Amendments -This bill has no amendments.
110th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2100To require that Federal forfeiture funds be used, in part, to clean up Read more