State Journal Register: GOP group: $39M needed to fight meth

[Tweed]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=post&forum=150

"State government should commit $39 million to jump-start a full-scale war on methamphetamine, a group of Illinois House Republicans said Friday, admitting the state's tight budget could make that difficult.

But, said Rep. Chapin Rose, R-Mahomet, "The bottom line is we're going to have to bite the bullet."

Rose is co-chair of the House Republican Methamphetamine Task Force, which held public meetings last summer to develop a strategy for combating the use and production of drugs, including meth.

The task force's plan includes $10 million to start and maintain "drug courts," which would allow nonviolent drug users to defer prosecution or to avoid prison by complying with a regimen of strict supervision, court appearances, treatment and recovery services."

Drug laws, drug courts and the war on drugs are not my forte. It seems like a good idea because if you read the bottom of the article, we are saving money in the end.

[Radical Activist]

1. I went to buy pseudaphed for my allergies the other day

I had to show an ID and sign my name and address. They kept it behind the counter so I had to ask for it. This is stupid.