Roscoe Reynolds’ war on Sudafed

Democrat Roscoe Reynolds, in the midst of a tough fight to retain the state Senate seat he’s warmed since the late 1990s, has decided that the best way to combat the spread of crystal meth is to make common decongestants and allergy medications Schedule III controlled substances available only by prescription:

A proposed law, sponsored by state Sen. Roscoe Reynolds, D-Martinsville, would re-classify household allergy medicines, such as Claritin-D and Sudafed, as Schedule III controlled substances — on par with addictive painkillers, such as Vicodin, and one step above Rohypnol, a powerful sleeping pill sometimes used by rapists to knock out their victims.

Roscoe’s law aims to crack down on those who use pseudoephedrine in allergy medications to cook up methamphetamine, or meth. The proposed classification would move the nasal decongestants behind the counter, available only to those with a prescription from a doctor.

No one can question that meth inflicts horrific damage on its users and their communities. But in order to stop the malefactors, Reynolds would punish allergy sufferers — not to mention driving up health care costs.

But the real problem with meth production is far beyond any Virginia politician’s control:

…10 percent of meth is manufactured locally; the other 90 percent of Virginia’s meth is supplied by Mexican drug cartels.

Unless Mr. Reynolds has a proposal to stop the cartels, who very likely don’t bother getting prescriptions for their pseudoephedrine, his bill would do precious little to stem the meth tide.

That, combined with the general skepticism Crime Commission members voiced towards Reynolds’ idea, may mean it goes nowhere.

However, as a political tool, it still has uses. Reynolds can employ it to show he’s serious about busting up the meth labs and punishing the perps. He’s tough, tough as nails, on drug users — so vote this November to keep law and order Roscoe in the state Senate!

It might even work. Right up until the ragweed blooms and Virginia’s bleary-eyed, congested millions wonder why on earth they have to get a prescription for Sudafed.

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