Becoming a prosecutor is, I think, a cop-out.

What would be more effective, as stated by some here, would be to monitor sales above this level. Perhaps have a person placed on a list, once their purchase amounts exceeded this level. At that point they could be mailed a notice of being listed with a return post card with space to explain the purchases. This could also list the dangers and consequences of improper use.

Meth cookers would avoid such things like cockroaches avoid light, except the dumb ones who would rack up post cards. It would also make Grandma think twice about keeping strong cold medicines for common colds or in anticipation of colds, for the grandkids.

This is a stupid law. You can’t tell me that in a cold and flu season there isn’t a potential to purchase more than one product, especially if there is more than one person in the house, and there are adults and children.

The record check component written into the statute should be setting off alarms, too, for much the same reason that the Patriot Act is a bad idea: search and seizure and self imcrimination issues are called into play.

And now I have to go look up that law to see what the elements are. Thanks heaps.

But the prosecutor saying that all he could do is enforce the law…that’s a B.S. cop-out. Prosecutors, no matter the jurisdiction, have a tremendous amount of leeway to decide what cases they will and will not prosecute. (That’s actually one of the reasons that, when I finish up law school, I would pick prosecution over defense if I go into criminal law) The only boss they are truly accountable to are the people of the jurisdiction, and prosecutors are elected because the people trust that they will use their wisdom, experience, and education and make the best calls for the jurisdiction. For their own sake, let’s hope the people of Vermillion County take that under consideration at this guy’s next “performance review”.

The labs are GONE. No reduction in meth, but the labs have pretty well disappeared.

You talk about prohibition, I offer a staggering increase of bing drinking by high schoolers, college students and young adults. The statistics are not on the decline.

http://www.cdc.gov/alcohol/quickstats/binge_drinking.htm

You make is sound like legalizing this drug is no big whoop – well it is. You see, you legalize this and you begin a slippery slope of “it’s okay, it’s legal”. Those who have criminal tendencies have more of open door to meth and those people prey on young people. Being a Mother of younger kids, I can darn well assure you that I don’t want to take a chance of your shakey premise.

I have allergies and my Dr proscribes Zyrtec-D. You can’t buy a full 30 day supply of Zyrtec -D because it exceeds the maximum allowable. So you have to buy it in 15 day packs.

When My kids get colds I given them plain old Sudafed. But, because I have to buy Zyrtec-D for myself, I can’t buy Sudafed for them.

So I just make a regular habit of buying Sudafed. Since I buy Zyrtec-D every two weeks in the between weeks I buy a box of Sudafed and I make sure I have at least one full box of 1 week of Sudafed on hand.

Yes, it’s a pain in the butt. Yes, it’s probably illegal or pretty darn close. Yes, it means I can’t buy the medicine I need when I need it. Yes, I hope to G-d the police aren’t monitoring this forum……

If they think grandma is a threat, and I don’t automatically exclude grandmothers from being capable of criminal behavior, why didn’t they monitor purchases over several months and slam her for a felony? I think everyone knows the reason for that.

Having worked in bureaucracies of one kind or another for most of my life I’d be willing to bet a lot of money that they’re simply playing a game with their statistics. What they don’t really comprehend is that people who vote really don’t like this kind of nonsense and it could result in substantial limitations on their powers in the future.

the manuals I’ve seen indicate that it takes 6 pounds of chemicals — including pseudophedrine — to make 1 pound of meth.

But the fact is that you aren’t going to acquire pseudophedrine in 0.6 gram increments if you are interested in commercial quantities and it would take a fairly sophisticated lab to process 0.6 grams as a stand alone quantity.

I think we all know what is going on here. They have some poor schmoe adding up sales receipts and they’re issuing arrest warrants for everyone who exceeds the 3g per 7 day purchase. What is notable in the story is that they don’t claim to have busted anyone really involved in manufacturing meth under their system.

Organized crime is one item on the con side of the list.
So is funding the Taliban.
So is increased drug use. (yes it might not fall off after but it definitely grew during the drug war)
Grandma getting arrested.
Other crime being ignored.
It’s not constitutional

About the only thing in the pro side of the list is good intentions.

Good intentions is a worse reason than organized crime. That is why liberals ostensibly do everything.

No, we did not sample the product.