"Supposedly, this will prevent future meth labs."
Actually, Pfizer's release of a Sudafed that uses a different compound than pseudoephedrine will do the trick!
Actually, that's manufactured in the same county. We have a huge Pfizer facility here.
So then they'll switch to phenylacetic acid, or make their own P2P. Then what? Pretty soon it'll be illegal to buy any solvents, all over the counter cold medicines, drain cleaners, etc. Then what?
If you've got a benzene ring as a starting point, you can make meth - given very little organic chemistry education. Ban that? That'll be quite the event: The DEA will outlaw knowledge. At least the Democrats won't have to worry - they don't have any of that.