If you are like me, you probably use the stuff once a year or less. Apparently though there are people with asthma and/or allergies who need the stuff all the time. People like that in Oregon are going to hate this law.
I'm one of those people that need to take pseudoephedrine four or five times a week. I've had chronic sinusitus for years, and I live in the "valley of death", allergen rich springfield. I've found that pseudoephedrine is the most effective in relieving my symptoms, believe it or not. And now they are wiping out the only medication that I require, and replacing it with a nasal decongestant named phenylephrine hydrochloride. I've bought one box of this replacement decongestant, and it IS NOT EFFECTIVE. I can't afford a doctor visit or prescriptions! I'm a starving student! Are decent law-abiding people going to have to resort to criminality in order to relieve their allergies?!
Why hasn't aspirin been outlawed?! I've known several people that have deliberately overdosed on aspirin, attempting suicide. Aren't there warnings on labels about misuse and abuse? I'm sure that there is some idiot that has tried to choke themselves with toilet paper, let's outlaw it, too. Peanuts are deadly to some... Some morons huff gasoline and aerosols... Hell, let's outlaw everything!