SCOTUS Rejects Case On Meth Penalties
U.S. Supreme Court declines case on Oklahoma meth law
BY WAYNE GREENE World Senior Writer
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected an effort by Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to reinstate criminal penalties for people with methamphetamine-related convictions who are caught purchasing cold medicines that contain pseudoephedrine.
The state methamphetamine registry remains in place and prevents people with meth convictions from purchasing pseudoephedrine-based products on a daily basis, said Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control spokesman Mark Woodward.
However, the 2012 Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals case of Angela Wolf blocked state prosecutions of people who are subject to the registry but manage to purchase the medicines.
Pseudoephedrine is a legal cold and allergy medication, but it also is a key ingredient in the illegal production of methamphetamine, a dangerous, illegal drug.