CMEA
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CMEA is a U.S. federal law that restricts the sale of certain cold medicines containing pseudoephedrine and related chemicals to combat the illicit production of methamphetamine.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| CMEA canonical | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
ⓘ
anti-methamphetamine legislation ⓘ drug control law ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
limit diversion of over-the-counter medicines to illicit drug manufacture
ⓘ
reduce domestic methamphetamine production ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
over-the-counter cold and allergy medications containing pseudoephedrine
ⓘ
pharmacies ⓘ retail stores ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| enactedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| fullName | Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act of 2005 ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
creates record-keeping obligations for sellers of regulated medicines
ⓘ
increases penalties for methamphetamine-related offenses ⓘ limits quantity of pseudoephedrine an individual can purchase ⓘ |
| imposes |
30-day sales limits on pseudoephedrine products
ⓘ
daily sales limits on pseudoephedrine products ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal ⓘ |
| legalArea |
controlled substances regulation
ⓘ
criminal law ⓘ public health law ⓘ |
| purpose |
to combat the illicit production of methamphetamine
ⓘ
to restrict access to precursor chemicals used in methamphetamine manufacture ⓘ |
| regulates |
ephedrine
ⓘ
phenylpropanolamine ⓘ pseudoephedrine ⓘ |
| requires |
behind-the-counter placement of certain cold medicines
ⓘ
customer identification for purchase of regulated cold medicines ⓘ logbook records of sales of regulated products ⓘ |
| signedBy | George W. Bush ⓘ |
| subjectOf | restrictions on retail sales of certain cold medicines ⓘ |
| targets | retail sale of methamphetamine precursor chemicals ⓘ |
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