Calif. Sheriffs Back Database of Cold Medicine Purchases
Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca and other county sheriffs are speaking out in favor of a proposal to create a state database that would track purchases of cold medicines that contain pseudoephedrine, a key ingredient in methamphetamine. Assembly member Jerry Hill (D-San Mateo) is revising the legislation to address concerns from civil liberties groups.
- "L.A. County Sheriff Backs Database on Sales of Cold Medicine" (McGreevy, Los Angeles Times, 11/28).