Pot times July 16, 2005

Law Signed Limiting Cold-Tablet Sales

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Pubdate: Fri, 15 Jul 2005
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LAW SIGNED LIMITING COLD-TABLET SALES

Ingredient Can Be Used to Make Meth

BATON ROUGE -- Gov.  Kathleen Blanco signed into law this week legislation limiting the sale of over-the-counter cold and sinus tablets that are used to make the illegal and highly addictive substance crystal methamphetamine.

Effective Aug.  15, shoppers at convenience stores and pharmacies will be restricted from buying more than three packs of nonprescription medication containing ephedrine or pseudoephedrine.  Blanco aides said Thursday the governor signed Senate Bill 24 by Sen.  James David Cain, R-Dry Creek, on Tuesday.