In the latest attempt at ridiculous over-legislation: (From [1] CNN.com)

A dozen Republican and Democratic senators want to put nonprescription cold medicines that contain pseudoephedrine, the main ingredient used to make meth, behind the counter.

Their bill, modeled on an Oklahoma law that took effect last April, says that medicines with pseudoephedrine must be dispensed by a licensed pharmacist or pharmacy technician, and purchasers must show ID with their date of birth and sign for the product. Buyers are limited to 9 grams in a 30-day period.

The government can make exceptions in areas where pharmacies are not easily accessible.

Like medical students going to a foreign country for six months? Because giving them access to larger quantities of pseudophedrine would obviously cause the downfall of society… At least according to [2] Walmart… Hopefully they will see the light that I have access to all sorts of commercially-prepared and tested narcotics, paralytics, and mind-altering drugs at work, so I really don't need to go around making meth in my trailer…