Tracking PSE Sales and New Penalties Part of Tennessee Law to Fight Meth

June 16, 2011 11:22 AM Topics: Pseudoephedrine

In Tennessee, a new law aimed to combat the illegal manufacture of methamphetamine (meth) was approved by Governor Bill Haslam on June 6, 2011. As explained in a news release on the governor’s Web site, the law will require that the sales of meth precursor products, including pseudoephedrine (PSE) products, are tracked, and will make this information available to law enforcement. As reported by WSMV News, the tracking system will also share data with 12 surrounding states to more effectively enforce daily and monthly purchase limits on PSE. The law also includes provisions developed to allow prosecution of individuals guilty of “smurfing,” or traveling from store to store to obtain the legal limit of meth-precursor drugs. Increased penalties for making meth in the presence of children and mandatory fines on offenders are provisions also included in the law.