Missouri: Arnold passes pseudoephedrine prescription ordinance

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If you want to buy pseudoephedrine in Arnold, Missouri, bring a doctor’s prescription with you.  Arnold has joined a long and growing list of over Missouri cities who have approved pseudoephedrine prescription laws with the hope of keeping PSE out of the hands of meth-makers. Sgt. Jason Grellner commander of the Franklin Countyh Narcotics Enforcement …..Read More

West Virginia Senators Gear Up To Pass Pseudoephedrine Prescription Law in 2012

West Virginia Senators are gearing up to pass a pseudoephedrine prescription law in 2012,  a law that they failed to pass earlier this year. On March 2,  2011,  West Virginia’s House of Delegates overwhelming approved a PSE prescription law with a vote of 77 – 23.  But, eight days later, the Senate shot down the …..Read More

Oklahoma Meth Labs and Pseudoephedrine: Tulsa Police Corporal Testifies at State Capitol – Part I (video)

Mike Griffin, a Tulsa Police Department Corporal who works in its Special Investigations Division, described himself to state legislators as a “go-to-guy” when it comes to one-pot meth labs. This video contains part I of Griffin’s testimony at the Oklahoma State Capitol this month, as he tried to educate legislators about how meth cooks circumvent …..Read More

A Former Meth Addict Educates Oklahoma Legislators About Meth Addiction (video)

(Video) A former meth addict talks to Oklahoma state legislators about meth addiction during an interim study about pseudoephedrine and meth labs that was held on October 3 – 4, 2011 at the Oklahoma State Capitol Building.

Public Invited To Oklahoma State Capitol: Meth Lab Hearings October 3 – 4, 2011

Oklahoma City: A meth labs and pseudoephedrine study will be held in a two-day event at the Oklahoma State Capitol building that begins tomorrow,  Monday, October 3, 2011, and goes through Tuesday, October, 4, 2011. The public and others who have seen the effects of meth first-hand are encouraged to attend and voice their opinions! …..Read More

New Illinois law restricts offenders from buying meth lab ingredients

A new Illinois law adds new buying restrictions on two ingredients used to make meth. Anyone who has a conviction for meth offenses or anyone violating The Methamphetamine and Community Protection Act or The Methamphetamine Precursor Control Act will no longer be allowed to purchase, possess, or have under his or her control “any product …..Read More

Oklahoma Medical Association changes its opinion on pseudoephedrine prescription law

Update: After news was published about the OMA backing pseudoephedrine prescriptions, Jack Beller, MD, wrote a letter to the editor of Tulsa World to clarify what the OMA’s position is on making pseudoephedrine a prescription drug in Oklahoma. An excerpt from the letter states,  ” Recent articles have indicated our organization supports legislation that would …..Read More

Okmulgee Oklahoma will fight meth labs despite Attorney General opinion

Okmulgee, Oklahoma plans to fight their community’s meth lab problem, despite the recent opinion handed down by their state Attorney General. In the opinion of the AG, Oklahoma’s cities can not enact their own pseudoephedrine prescription laws, that is a right given only to state legislators.  But earlier this year, state legislators failed to take …..Read More

Breaking News: Wagoner Oklahoma Mayor refuses to repeal pseudoephedrine ordinance despite AG ruling

Oklahoma: Wagoner Mayor, James Jennings, won’t be repealing the pseudoephedrine prescription ordinance that was passed in his city, earlier this year. Despite a recent opinion ruling by the Oklahoma Attorney General’s office that deemed the ordinances in Wagoner, Okmulgee, Holdenville, and McAlester to be illegal, the pseudoephedrine ordinance in Wagoner will remain in effect, according to …..Read More

Breaking News: Oklahoma AG rules pseudoephedrine prescription city ordinances illegal

Del City Oklahoma: Three children died in their trailer home when it caught fire. Their parents admitted to using meth. Chemicals used to make meth were discovered in the rubble.

Oklahoma cities can not enact their own pseudoephedrine prescription laws, according to a ruling by the their state Attorney General, E. Scott Pruitt. According to the  July 29, 2011 Attorney General’s ruling, Oklahoma cities “have no power to enact or enforce local ordinances prohibiting the dispensing, sale, and distribution of pseudoephedrine without a legal prescription …..Read More