Some of you may know, but my beloved Oregon state decided that we now have to show our ID and LEAVE our personal information to buy OTC cold medicine that contains ephedrine like Sudafed.<br /><br /> http://www.katu.com/health/story.asp?ID=71516 <br /><br />This makes about as much sense as the 10 round magazine ban!<br /><br />What's next? Propane? Matches? <br />Crackheads use propane to cook their dope... Are they going to track me because I buy so much gas to heat my family in the winter?<br /><br />Yet another fine example of our state's leadership. 
<br /><br />If Sudafed is the main ingredient, then why don't they make your Dr. prescribe it? Why take away the honest person's freedom?<br /><br />Where is the ACLU on this one?<br /><br />Yes sir.. this is really going to stop the dopers from getting their ingredients...<br />So for kicks and giggles, go to EBay and type in Sudafed. YEP! it's there. <br /><br />Yes sir... The Oregon law is certainly going to help stop getting the goods. <br />What complete imbeciles! <br /><br /><br />///////////////////////////////////////////////<br /><br /><br />Cut and paste of the article (there are many...this is just one)<br /><br />October 2, 2004 <br /><br />Cold sufferers will soon need identification to get relief<br /><br /><br /> <br />SALEM, Ore. - Catching a cold is about to get much more complicated:<br /><br />Gov. Ted Kulongoski issued an order Friday that will require people buying over-the-counter cold medicines in Oregon to show identification and leave personal information at the register.<br /><br />The new rules go into effect Oct. 13, and are designed to slow the state's methamphetamine problem. Cold remedies such as Sudafed contain the main ingredients in the manufacture of the powerfully addictive and cheap street drug.<br /><br />"Meth labs exist in Oregon homes, hotels, motels, apartments and even in automobiles," Kulongoski said. "They're just as likely to be found in rural communities as they are in big cities."<br /><br />Kulongoski's Methamphetamine Task Force recommended the emergency rules, which will be in place for 180 days as the governor works with the Legislature to make them permanent.<br /><br />Methamphetamine fuels 85 percent of the state's property and identity-theft crimes, and is the leading reason Oregon children are removed from their homes and placed in long-term foster care, the governor said.<br /><br />Oregon treats more people for meth addiction per capita than any other state in the country.<br /><br />The new guidelines are modeled after an Oklahoma law credited for a steep drop in illegal meth labs in that state. Purchasers must go to a store's pharmacy counter or front register and show identification.<br /><br />"Vendors will be required to keep a record of every purchase," Kulongoski said. Officials will be on the watch for people making multiple purchases in a short time."<br /><br />Details of how names and other personal information will be gathered and used won't be worked out until the Oregon Board of Pharmacy meets next week to adopt the new rules.
<br /><br />If Sudafed is the main ingredient, then why don't they make your Dr. prescribe it? Why take away the honest person's freedom?<br /><br />Where is the ACLU on this one?<br /><br />Yes sir.. this is really going to stop the dopers from getting their ingredients...<br />So for kicks and giggles, go to EBay and type in Sudafed. YEP! it's there. <br /><br />Yes sir... The Oregon law is certainly going to help stop getting the goods. <br />What complete imbeciles! <br /><br /><br />///////////////////////////////////////////////<br /><br /><br />Cut and paste of the article (there are many...this is just one)<br /><br />October 2, 2004 <br /><br />Cold sufferers will soon need identification to get relief<br /><br /><br /> <br />SALEM, Ore. - Catching a cold is about to get much more complicated:<br /><br />Gov. Ted Kulongoski issued an order Friday that will require people buying over-the-counter cold medicines in Oregon to show identification and leave personal information at the register.<br /><br />The new rules go into effect Oct. 13, and are designed to slow the state's methamphetamine problem. Cold remedies such as Sudafed contain the main ingredients in the manufacture of the powerfully addictive and cheap street drug.<br /><br />"Meth labs exist in Oregon homes, hotels, motels, apartments and even in automobiles," Kulongoski said. "They're just as likely to be found in rural communities as they are in big cities."<br /><br />Kulongoski's Methamphetamine Task Force recommended the emergency rules, which will be in place for 180 days as the governor works with the Legislature to make them permanent.<br /><br />Methamphetamine fuels 85 percent of the state's property and identity-theft crimes, and is the leading reason Oregon children are removed from their homes and placed in long-term foster care, the governor said.<br /><br />Oregon treats more people for meth addiction per capita than any other state in the country.<br /><br />The new guidelines are modeled after an Oklahoma law credited for a steep drop in illegal meth labs in that state. Purchasers must go to a store's pharmacy counter or front register and show identification.<br /><br />"Vendors will be required to keep a record of every purchase," Kulongoski said. Officials will be on the watch for people making multiple purchases in a short time."<br /><br />Details of how names and other personal information will be gathered and used won't be worked out until the Oregon Board of Pharmacy meets next week to adopt the new rules.
