Jefferson County will become the first county in the nation to on its own require a physician’s prescription for cold and allergy medicines that contain pseudoephedrine or ephedrine. At the meeting Nov. 7, the County Council unanimously passed legislation that ...

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Methamphetamines and mental health, that’s what the nonstop practice of criminal law in northeastern Missouri has led me to consider of late. The meth manufacturing issues seem to be some kind of chemistry teacher’s daydream of why I should have ...

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The U.S. drug czar will share a St. Louis stage today with a recovering methamphetamine addict, as well as local and state officials, to announce an anti-meth advertising campaign. At the St. Louis City Hall Rotunda on Tuesday, Gil Kerlikowske (pictured), the director of National Drug Control Policy, will show three television ads that Drug Commissioner Phillip Britt says are designed to prevent youths from becoming meth users in the first place and to give meth users and their families hope that recovery is possible.

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Law enforcement officials and a local parents group gave testimony in favor of proposed legislation that would make the non-prescription sale of ephedrine and pseudoephedrine illegal in Jefferson County. The public hearing was held Tuesday night before the Jefferson County ...

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County Executive Chuck Banks has proposed legislation that would make the non-prescription sale of ephedrine and pseudoephedrine illegal in unincorporated Jefferson County. Last week, Washington, Mo. became the first local government in the country to require a prescription for purchases ...

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The Missouri Supreme Court ordered a new trial for a St. Charles woman convicted of manufacturing meth, noting that the state failed to lay a proper foundation in admitting a crucial piece of evidence. Jessica Reed, a St. Charles County ...

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The siblings of a man who died in police custody last year have sued the Kansas City Police Department, saying officers failed to care for their brother after he swallowed drugs during his arrest. The suit stemmed from the June ...

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Post-arrest silence; methamphetamine 07-3361 United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Natasha L. Gentry, Defendant-Appellant Appeal From: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri Submitted: April 17, 2008 Filed: Feb. 9, 2009 Before: Judges Loken, Gibson and Melloy Opinion ...

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An attorney for a St. Charles woman convicted of manufacturing meth argued before the Missouri Supreme Court on Wednesday that prosecutors inappropriately used hearsay evidence to help secure her conviction. Jessica Reed of St. Charles County was convicted of attempting ...

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A federal prosecutor may not question a defendant in court about her decision not to answer police questions after her arrest, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Monday. Natasha L. Gentry was arrested for possession of methamphetamine with ...

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Methamphetamine; evidence   07-3874 United States of America, Appellee, v. Corey Lorent Molsbarger, Appellant Appeal From: U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota Submitted: Nov. 12, 2008 Filed: Jan. 6, 2009 Before: Judges Wollman, Beam and Benton Opinion ...

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