Pleasurepays

i simply forgot that you can buy psuedoephedra as an over the counter drug. as it has been for years... you can only buy limited quanties and they are required to take copies of your ID.

just because you can buy a case online, doesn't mean its being obtained legally and it doesn't mean that when that person who sold it gets popped... that there isn't a trail that leads to you.

within the context of someone wanting to buy cases to resell... i'm not wrong. its moronic and illegal. involving the postal service and interstate legal issues which compounds legal risks and penalties is doubly moronic and stupid.





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The House passed the Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act of 2005 as an amendment to the renewal of the Patriot Act. Signed into law by president George W. Bush on March 6, 2006, the act amended the US Code (21 USC 830) concerning the sale of ephedrine containing products. The Federal statute included the following requirements for merchants who sell these products:

* A retrievable record of all purchases identifying the name and address of each party to be kept for two years.
* Required verification of proof of identity of all purchasers
* Required protection and disclosure methods in the collection of personal information
* Reports to the Attorney General of any suspicious payments or disappearances of the regulated products
* Non-liquid dose form of regulated product may only be sold in unit dose blister packs
* Regulated products are to be sold behind the counter or in a locked cabinet in such a way as to restrict access
* Daily sales of regulated products not to exceed 3.6 grams without regard to the number of transactions
* Monthly sales not to exceed 9 grams of pseudoephedrine base in regulated products

The law gives similar regulations to mail order purchases, except the monthly sales limit is only 7.5 grams.


California #
Bans sale of "ephedrine group alkaloids" (ephedrine and pseudoephedrine) in over the counter non-medical herbal supplements (approved medicines still allowed to contain the chemicals) after Jan 1, 2003. (SB-582 amending Article 4.5 Section 110423.100)

Illinois #
Bans purchase of more than 7.5g per month by any individual. See Public Act 094-0694 and Methamphetamine Precursor Control Act.

Iowa #
Some control of OTC sales (specifics not known).

Missouri #
Some control of OTC sales (specifics not known).

New York #
Some control of OTC sales, ID required and entered into a database with 4 pseudoephedrine-containing products allowed per month per person. (Unconfirmed, thanks M).

North Carolina #
Ephedrine and Pseudoephedrine as of Jan 1 2006 are only sold 2 bottles at a time by licensed pharmacist, requires ID, and signing a form saying you may only buy two bottles per month total. (Unconfirmed, thanks breedlove)

Oklahoma #
On Apr 6, 2004, Oklahoma became the first state to schedule pseudoephedrine, placing it into Schedule V. According to Microgram Bulletin (vol 37, June 2004), consumers are now required to present valid photo identification and sign a logbook to purchase pseudoephedrine. The law also limits the amount a person can buy or possess to 9 grams.

Oregon #
In August, 2005, Oregon governor Kulongoski signed a new law intended to reduce methamphetamine production in home 'labs' by moving ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine into Oregon Schedule III and making simple possession of more than 300 tablets of pseudoephedrine a crime. See Oregon House Bill 2485.
If you have information about the legal status of this substance in any other U.S. state, please let us know.