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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
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METH BILL APPROVED IN MINNESOTA HOUSE
ST. PAUL – By a vote of 127-4, the Minnesota House approved legislation designed to crack down on the production and usage of methamphetamine in the state. Representative Rod Hamilton (R-Mountain Lake) called the plan bold and aggressive.
“When I campaigned door-to-door last year, methamphetamine was a major topic of interest,” Hamilton said. “It is important to send a message that Minnesota will no longer tolerate meth production, distribution and usage.”
Major highlights of the bill include increasing criminal penalties for meth “cooking,” sales and distribution; creating a felony for those who manufacture meth with a child or vulnerable adult present; and placing pseudo-ephedrine products like Sudafed - the primary ingredient for meth manufacturing - behind the counter at pharmacies.
In addition, the bill requires a person to show a photo ID with date of birth and sign a receipt or electronic document showing the state, buyer’s name and the drug amount sold; bans the sale of the tablet form of pseudo-ephedrine beginning in Aug. 2006; limits an over-the-counter buyer to no more than six grams in a 30-day period and prohibits over-the-counter sales to anyone under 18; and helps law enforcement and municipalities clean up the toxic waste created by meth production.
“This anti-meth bill allows Minnesota to get tough on criminals while protecting our children form the dangers of this deadly drug,” Hamilton said.
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