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godzillabacter@lemmy.world 1 year agoCould you elaborate on what you mean?
Pseudoephedrine is an effective decongestant which used to be widely available in a variety of products. In the USA, significant restrictions were placed on its sale in 2006 because it is an ingredient in the method of producing methamphetamine which was common at the time.
Now, methamphetamine is usually made using phenyl-2-propanone or phenylacetone, which is a more cost-effective process. It is likely that restrictions on pseudoephedrine no longer serve their intended purpose.
But no one is stopping you from buying a reasonable amount of it…
It’s trivial to think of situations where the current restrictions are a hardship.
Is there a reason you think they should remain in place?
Is there a reason you think they should remain in place?
Yeah, I think a slight inconvenience is better than letting the meth epidemic continue…
This might not have completely solved it, but it’s helped.
But I think you just have a much lower standard for what qualifies as a hardship.
nymwit@lemm.ee 1 year ago
probably the real pseudoephedrine containing sudafed and generic versions that are behind the counter and require a swipe of an ID to get from an employee. They don’t want you making the meth by buying a million packs across the city or state, now do they?