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State Representative Rod Hamilton
100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
651-296-5373
For more information contact: Jason Wenisch 651-296-2317
NEWS RELEASE
HAMILTON AUTHORS BILL ADDRESSING METHAMPHETAMINE PROBLEM
St. Paul — State Representative Rod Hamilton (R-Mountain Lake) is co-authoring legislation designed to stop the spread of methamphetamine production and use in rural Minnesota.
“Methamphetamine is one of the most popular drugs out there today, and it also may be the most dangerous,” Hamilton said. “The number of meth labs appearing in rural Minnesota homes is alarming, and its usage is reaching epidemic proportions.”
Methamphetamine is created using seemingly “everyday” ingredients that are easily picked up over the counter. With the low overhead, Hamilton says more and more addicts are attempting to produce meth themselves to meet their own needs, and to make a profit.
Hamilton’s bill provisions include enhancing criminal penalties for meth “cooking,” sale and distribution; restricting access to the types of pseudo-ephedrine products that are used to create meth; helping law enforcement and municipalities to clean up the toxic waste that meth production leaves; and offering effective treatment options for those who have become addicted.
“Cooking meth literally poisons the systems of anyone around,” Hamilton said. “Innocent children living in a meth house, and law enforcement forced to clean up meth waste, face significant, permanent health risks. It is my hope that this bill protects more people from the dangers of this lethal drug.”
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