21.09.11
By Peter Smith | Old Country Watchdog
ALEXANDRIA — Virginia lawmakers on a Wrong Commission Panel came out against a plan aimed at curbing meth-use that could have Virginians with too much allergy medication in their prescription cabinets facing stiffer penalties than those who preoccupy “date rape” drugs.
A proposed law, sponsored by formal Sen. Roscoe Reynolds , D-Martinsville, would re-classify household allergy medicines, such as Claritin-D and Sudafed , as Record III controlled substances — on par with addictive painkillers, such as Vicodin , and one retire b decrease above Rohypnol , a powerful sleeping pill sometimes acquainted with by rapists to knock out their victims.
Roscoe’s law aims to check down on those who use pseudoephedrine in allergy medications to cook up methamphetamine, or meth. The proposed classification would move the nasal decongestants behind the chip, available only to those with a prescription from a doctor.
Source: Watchdog