Pubdate: Wed, 18 May 2005 Source: Shepherd Express (WI) Copyright: 2005 Alternative Publications Inc. Contact: http://www.shepherd-express.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/414 Author: Doug Hissom Note: Excerpted from a longer, non-drug policy column. COLD MEDICINE FEVER Methamphetamine is growing in popularity in rural and urban Wisconsin. So the state Legislature passed a bill to make it harder for people to buy cold medicine. Despite being shown briefing papers that most of the pseudoephedrine used to manufacture meth (which is also the key ingredient in Sudafed) comes from Mexico, not over-the-counter cold medicine, lawmakers desperate to make a strong stand in the meth war overwhelmingly passed the bill. - --- MAP posted-by: SHeath(DPFFLorida)