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Methamphetamine
Bill
Moves
Out
of
Committee
8/6/99
Last week it was reported
that the Senate was considering legislation to increase methamphetamine
penalties and create new rules limiting the sale of over-the-counter cold
medicines which contain the methamphetamine precursor chemical pseudophedrine,
such as Sudafed (see http://www.drcnet.org/wol/101.html#methpenalties).
According to Tyler Green
of the Drug Policy Foundation, the "Defeat Meth Act," S. 486, was reported
out of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday, but that the bill will
probably not come to a vote on the Senate floor until after the summer
recess.
The bill does not include
the harsh new mandatory minimum provisions that had been proposed, and
does not include an amendment from Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) that would
require anyone purchasing 34 boxes or more of cold medicine to provide
drug stores with their name, address and phone number. During hearings,
Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE) pointed out that methamphetamine manufacturers could
simply visit more than one drugstore, purchasing fewer than the maximum
number at each but more in total. Sen. Feinstein has said she intends
to offer these amendments on the Senate floor.
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Issue #102, 8/6/99
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