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Tag: other; Crimes

And Since We Brought It Up

By JGillman, Section News
Posted on Fri May 13, 2011 at 09:17:24 AM EST
Tags: Michigan, SB 0333, Health, pharmaceuticals; Trade, consumer goods and services; Controlled substances, other; Crimes, controlled substances (all tags)

It seems there is an alternate plan already in the works.

The message has been picked up by the Michigan Senate. Lawmakers have considered the conflicting sides to the availability of medications that contain substances used in the manufacture of illicit drugs, and have found a reasonable solution. The message to Representative Lori? Thank you for the concern, but maybe we don't need to go so extreme. From a press release:

CHPA Lauds Senate Passage Of Electronic Tracking Stop Sale Solution Protects Consumer Access, Blocks Illegal PSE Sales
Lansing, MI - The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) today released the following statement in response to the Michigan Senate unanimously supporting SB 333, which provides the state with electronic technology to monitor and block sales of common cold and allergy medications containing pseudoephedrine if the purchaser exceeds the legal limit:
"Today's vote in the Michigan Senate is a victory for law-abiding citizens who need rely on cold and allergy medicines containing pseudoephedrine, and a defeat for meth cooks who seek to illegally purchase these products to manufacture methamphetamine," said Elizabeth Funderburk, spokesperson for the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA). "Electronic stop sale technology is working across the country and it will work in Michigan. It is a common sense solution to the stop illegal sales and provides law enforcement the tools it needs, while preserving consumer access to safe and effective medicines."

This legislation is more along the lines of the successful measures used elsewhere in a way that doesn't compromise the ability to purchase desired relief without taking out a loan on the dog. In the first article on this series, I mentioned the better method adopted by 12 states already.

More information on this legislation is available here.

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