Two bills are making forward progress in the Indiana State Legislature. One will examine if the state should consider marijuana legalization while another would make it more difficult to get the cold medications used in making methamphetamines. A balance of tightening control on one bill and loosening it on another. [Read more…]
New Online System Helps Indiana Police Track Methamphetamine
For the last five years, over the counter cold medicines containing the ingredient pseudoephedrine have been kept behind pharmacy counters. This regulation was passed in an effort to prevent the manufacturing of methamphetamine, of which pseudoephedrine is a necessary ingredient. A new system recently unveiled seeks to improve the way in which purchases of the ingredient are tracked. [Read more…]
Mobile Meth Labs Growing in Indiana
A recent news story delves into the world of mobile meth labs and the problems they are causing for law enforcement across the country, including in Indiana. According to the report, these meth labs are multiplying, leaving a trail of toxic litter along highways and making meth cookers even more difficult to catch. [Read more…]