Kan. Senate votes for meth precursor e-tracking
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
A statewide system for tracking purchases of nonprescription products containing ephedrine or pseudoephedrine is a step closer to reality after the Kansas Senate passes S.B. 248. Following its March 12 approval by 37-3 margin, the bill will next be considered in the state House. Other states have set up similar electronic logbooks to monitor purchases of methamphetamine precursors - including Tennessee, which says its statewide tracking system has been a success (1"The Tan Sheet" Feb. 2, 2009, p. 4). ... Mo. Senate votes down PSE Rx amendment: An attempt to amend a larger crime bill with a measure requiring a prescription for products containing methamphetamine precursors fails in the Missouri state Senate March 4. The amendment offered by state Sen. Jason Crowell, a Republican representing the Cape Girardeau area, "was soundly defeated" by voice vote, according to a legislature spokesman. Separately, Crowell has sponsored a bill, S.B. 160, to make cough/cold remedies containing ephedrine or pseudoephedrine available by prescription only, which remains viable (2"The Tan Sheet" Feb. 23, 2009, p. 3). A companion bill, H.B. 496, is under consideration in the House and has been passed out of committee
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