Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act of 2005

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The Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act of 2005 is a U.S. federal law that restricts retail sales of pseudoephedrine and related precursors to curb the domestic production of methamphetamine.

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Label Occurrences
Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act of 2005 canonical 3

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal law
drug control legislation
addresses diversion of precursor chemicals
domestic methamphetamine production
aimsTo prevent diversion of legal cold medicines to illicit drug manufacturing
protect public health and safety
reduce methamphetamine-related crime
appliesTo retail sales of ephedrine
retail sales of phenylpropanolamine
retail sales of pseudoephedrine
chemicalTarget ephedrine
phenylpropanolamine
pseudoephedrine
country United States of America
surface form: United States
enforcedBy Drug Enforcement Administration
state and local law enforcement agencies
hasEffect increased regulatory burden on retailers of pseudoephedrine products
reduced availability of precursor chemicals for methamphetamine production
imposes 30-day sales limits on pseudoephedrine purchases
daily sales limits on pseudoephedrine purchases
quantity limits on mail-order sales of pseudoephedrine
quantity limits on mobile vendor sales of pseudoephedrine
legalArea controlled substances regulation
pharmaceutical regulation
partOf USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005
purpose to curb domestic production of methamphetamine
to restrict access to methamphetamine precursors
regulates over-the-counter cold medicines containing ephedrine
over-the-counter cold medicines containing phenylpropanolamine
over-the-counter cold medicines containing pseudoephedrine
relatedTo Controlled Substances Act
United States methamphetamine control policies
requires customer identification for purchase of pseudoephedrine products
customer signature in a logbook for pseudoephedrine purchases
placement of pseudoephedrine products behind the counter
recordkeeping of pseudoephedrine sales by retailers
sectorAffected over-the-counter drug manufacturers
pharmacies
retail stores
shortName CMEA
subjectOf War on Drugs
surface form: United States drug policy debates

public health discussions on methamphetamine abuse
targets methamphetamine production in clandestine laboratories
typeOfRestriction point-of-sale controls
purchase quantity limits
recordkeeping requirements

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Subject: Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act of 2005
Description of subject: The Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act of 2005 is a U.S. federal law that restricts retail sales of pseudoephedrine and related precursors to curb the domestic production of methamphetamine.

Referenced by (3)

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Controlled Substances Act amendedBy Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act of 2005
CMEA fullName Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act of 2005
United States federal drug laws includes Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act of 2005