by admin | Feb 7, 2006 | Politics / Govt
Missouri’s new law limiting access to some of the main ingredients for making methamphetaime appears to be having an immediate impact. Missouri still leads the nation in the number of meth labs taken down by law enforcement officers, but in the last six months...
by admin | Dec 4, 2005 | Politics / Govt
Many attempts are made – at the state and national levels – to deal with Missouri’s methamphetamine problem. But the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy says marijuana remains a big concern in Missouri. National “Drug...
by admin | Nov 29, 2005 | Politics / Govt
An initiative aimed at protecting children who are found in or near meth labs has been launched. The Missouri Juvenile Justice Association is teaming up with the University of Missouri to create the “Children in Meth Labs” program. And, it’s doing so...
by admin | Oct 10, 2005 | Politics / Govt
Senator Jim Talent is talking up the Combat Meth Act – legislation he and Senator Diane Feinstein of California sponsor on the U.S. Senate. The most important element of the bill is one to restrict access to pseudoephedrine – an ingredient in cold...
by admin | Oct 5, 2005 | Crime / Courts
A scandalous case of a Missouri State Highway Patrol crime lab worker in Springfield stealing methamphetamine that had been brought in as evidence has led to about 400 cases being dismissed, a five-year sentence for the convicted technician, and some changes for all...
